PSLV-C4
Model of the PSLV rocket | |||||
Names | MetSat mission | ||||
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Mission type | Deployment of three satellites. | ||||
Operator | ISRO | ||||
Website | ISRO website | ||||
Mission duration | 1,211 seconds | ||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||
Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle | ||||
Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle | ||||
Manufacturer | ISRO | ||||
Launch mass | 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb) | ||||
Payload mass | 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb) | ||||
Dimensions |
44.4 metres (146 ft) (overall height) | ||||
Start of mission | |||||
Launch date | 15:53:00, September 12, 2002 (IST) | ||||
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle | ||||
Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range | ||||
Contractor | ISRO | ||||
End of mission | |||||
Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit | ||||
Deactivated | September 12, 2002 | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geosynchronous transfer orbit | ||||
Payload | |||||
Kalpana-1 (Né MetSat) | |||||
Mass | 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb) | ||||
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PSLV-C4 was the fourth operational launch and overall seventh mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty-eight launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 (originally called MetSat) into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV-C4 was launched at 15:53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range").[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Mission highlights
- Fourth operational launch of the PSLV program.
- Overall seventh mission of the PSLV program.
- First Indian spaceflight to inject a satellite in the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- PSLV-C4 carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1.
Mission parameters
- Mass:
- Total liftoff weight: 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
- Payload weight: 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb)
- Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
- Propellant:
- First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.0 + 54 tonnes)
- Second stage: Liquid UDMH + N2O4 (40.6 tonnes)
- Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes)
- Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON (2.5 tonnes)
- Engine:
- First stage: S139
- Second stage: Vikas
- Third stage:
- Fourth stage: 2 x PS-4
- Thrust:
- Duration: 1,211 seconds
Payload
PSLV-C4 carried and deployed India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.[1][2][4]
Country | Name | Nos | Mass | Type | Objective |
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India | Kalpana-1 | 1 | 1,060 kg | Satellite | Meteorological satellite. Weather & climate monitoring of earth |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "PSLV-C4". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "PSLV-C4 MetSat mission". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 "PSLV-C4 Launch Successful - Places MetSat in Orbit". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "PSLV-C4 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 "PSLV-C4 launched successfully from Sriharikota". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- 1 2 "ISRO's timeline. 1960s to today. #48". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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