PSLV-D3

PSLV-D3

Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type Deployment of one satellite.
Operator ISRO
Website ISRO website
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type Launch vehicle
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
Payload mass 920 kilograms (2,030 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 04:53:00, March 21, 1996 (1996-03-21T04:53:00) (IST)
Rocket PSLV
Launch site Sriharikota Launching Range
Contractor ISRO
End of mission
Disposal Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated 21 March 1996
Orbital parameters
Regime Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit
Payload
IRS-P3

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions
 PSLV-D2 PSLV-C1

PSLV-D3 was the overall third and second successful mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P3 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1][2][3][4]

Launch

PSLV-D3 was launched at 04:53 a.m. IST on 21 March 1996 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P3 satellite in the sun-synchronous orbit.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PSLV-D3". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  2. 1 2 "PSLV Launch Vehicle". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  3. 1 2 "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  4. 1 2 "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
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