PSLV-D3
Model of the PSLV rocket | |||||
Mission type | Deployment of one satellite. | ||||
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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 (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 | |||||
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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 2 "PSLV-D3". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
- 1 2 "PSLV Launch Vehicle". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
- 1 2 "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
- 1 2 "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
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