PSLV-C5

PSLV-C5

Model of the PSLV rocket
Names Resourcesat-1 mission
Mission type Deployment of Resourcesat-1 satellite.
Operator ISRO
Website ISRO website
Mission duration 1,084 seconds
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type Expendable launch vehicle
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 295,930 kilograms (652,410 lb)
Payload mass 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
Dimensions 44.4 metres (146 ft)
(overall height)
Start of mission
Launch date 04:52:00, October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17T04:52:00) (UTC)
Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor ISRO
End of mission
Deactivated October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload
Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6)
Mass 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions
← PSLV-C4 PSLV-C6 →

PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational launch and overall eighth mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program. This launch was also the fifty-second launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (IRSO) since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) into a sun-synchronous orbit; this was the heaviest and most sophisticated satellite built by IRSO through 2003. PSLV-C5 was launched at 04:52 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:22 hours Indian Standard Time) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mission highlights

PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational and overall eighth mission of the PSLV program. The vehicle carried and injected the heaviest and most sophisticated remote sensing satellite built by the ISRO through 2003, Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6).[1][2][4][8]

Mission parameters

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Payload

PSLV-C5 carried and deployed the ISRO's Resourcesat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P6) into a sun-synchronous orbit. Resourcesat-1, which carried three cameras ("High Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner", "Medium Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner" and "Advanced Wide Field Sensor") was the tenth ISRO satellite in the IRS series and was intended not only to continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, but also to enhance the data quality. Although IRS-P6 had a design life of five years, the satellite was still operational as of October 2015.[1][2][9][10][11]

Country Name Nos Mass Type Objective
India India IRS-P6 1 1,360 kg Satellite Earth observation

Launch and planned flight profile

Heat shield of PSLV displayed at HAL heritage center.

PSLV-C5 was launched at 04:52 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:22 hours Indian Standard Time) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of covering overall altitude of 827 kilometres (514 mi). The flight profile was as follows:[2]

Stage Time
(seconds)		 Altitude
(kilometre) 		Velocity
(metres/sec) 		Event Remarks
First stage T+0 0.02 452 Ignition of PS 1 Lift off
T+1.2 0.02 452 Ignition of 4 ground-lit PSOM
T+25 2.348 543 Ignition of 2 air-lit PSOM
T+68 23.230 1,156 Separation of 4 ground-lit PSOM
T+90 41.844 1,609 Separation of 2 air-lit PSOM
T+113.01 67.353 1,991 Separation of PS 1
Second stage T+113.21 67.578 1,990 Ignition of PS 2
T+157.01 115.706 2,316 Separation of heat shield
T+265.73 244.864 4,153 Separation of PS 2
Third stage T+266.93 246.531 4,149 Ignition of HPS 3
T+522.85 591.593 5,854 Separation of HPS 3
Fourth stage T+556.5 626.557 6,768 Ignition of PS 4
T+1,017.0 826.388 7,426 Cut-off of PS 4
T+1,084.0 827.032 7,440 Resourcesat-1 separation Mission complete

References

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