PSLV-C35

PSLV-C35

Model of the PSLV rocket
Names Scatsat-1 mission
Mission type Deployment of eight satellites in two different orbits.
Operator ISRO
Website ISRO website
Mission duration 8,133 seconds
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type Expendable launch vehicle
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb)
Payload mass 671.25 kilograms (1,479.9 lb)
Dimensions 44.4 metres (146 ft)
(overall height)
Start of mission
Launch date 03:42:00, September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26T03:42:00) (UTC)
Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch site Sriharikota Launching Range
Contractor ISRO
End of mission
Disposal Not known
Deactivated September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Polar orbit and
Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload
ScatSat-1, PISat & Pratham,
Alsat-1B, Alsat-2B & Alsat-1N,
NLS-19,
Pathfinder-1
Mass 671.25 kilograms (1,479.9 lb)

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions
 PSLV-C34 PSLV-C36

Launch

PSLV-C35 was launched at 03:42 hours Coordinated Universal Time (09:12 hours Indian Standard Time) on 26 September 2016 from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1][2]

Mission highlights

PSLV-C35 was the 37th launch of the PSLV program. It was also the 102nd overall launch by Indian Space Research Organisation. PSLV-C35 was the first spaceflight by ISRO to place satellites in two different orbits with a single rocket. It carried and injected eight satellites built by India, Algeria, Canada and United States.[1][3][4]

Mission parameters

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Payload

PSLV-C35 carried and deployed eight satellites in two different orbits in a single mission (Polar and Sun-synchronous orbit). This was the first time India had placed satellites in two orbits in a single mission.[5] The vehicle carried three satellites from India (ScatSat-1, PISat & Pratham), three satellites from Algeria (Alsat-1B, 2B & 1N), one each from Canada (NLS-19) and the United States (Pathfinder-1).[1][3][6]

Country Owner Name Nos Mass Type Objective
India India ISRO ScatSat-1 1 377 kg Miniaturized satellite Weather forecasting, cyclone prediction and tracking.
IIT Bombay Pratham 1 10 kg Nanosatellite Research satellite.
PES Institute of Technology PISat 1 5.25 kg Remote sensing.[3][6]
Algeria Algeria Agence Spatiale Algerienne Alsat-1B 1 103 kg Earth observation satellite Agricultural and disaster monitoring.
Alsat-2B 1 117 kg Monitoring natural resources.
Alsat-1N 1 7 kg Nanosatellite Technology demonstration satellite.[3][6]
Canada Canada UTIAS NLS-19 1 8 kg
United States USA Spaceflight Industries Pathfinder-1 1 44 kg Earth observation, micro-satellite Earth imaging.[3][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PSLV-C35". ISRO website. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "ISRO's PSLV-C35 places SCATSAT-1 in orbit". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "PSLV-C35 brochure" (PDF). ISRO website. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. "ISRO timeline". ISRO website. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. "PSLV puts 8 satellites in two different orbits". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "ISRO PSLV-C35 launch". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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