PSLV-C34
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PSLV-C34 was the 36th mission of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) program and 14th mission of PSLV in XL configuration. The PSLV-C34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) and payload mass of 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb), the C34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organisation in a single mission. The PSLV-C34 carried One Cartosat-2 satellite, SathyabamaSat (satellite from Sathyabama University, Chennai), Swayam (satellite from College of Engineering, Pune) & 17 other satellites from United States, Canada, Germany & Indonesia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Mission type | Deployment of 20 satellites. |
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Operator | ISRO |
Website | ISRO website |
Mission duration | 26:30 minutes |
Distance travelled | 505 Km |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Spacecraft type | Launch vehicle |
Manufacturer | ISRO |
Launch mass | 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) |
Payload mass | 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 09:26:00, 22 June 2016 (2016-06-22T09:26:00) (IST) |
Rocket | PSLV |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
Contractor | ISRO |
Deployment date | 22 June 2016 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 22 June 2016 |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Payload | |
Cartosat-2 satellite (primary) and 19 other satellites from Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia & United States. | |
Transponders | |
HPBW | |
First stage | |
Propellant mass | 211,400 kg (466,100 lb) |
Propellant | HTPB based |
Second stage | |
Propellant mass | 42,000 kg (93,000 lb) |
Propellant | Liquid UH 25 + N2O4 |
Third stage | |
Propellant mass | 7,600 kg (16,800 lb) |
Propellant | HTPB based |
Fourth stage | |
Propellant mass | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) |
Propellant | Liquid MMH + MON-3 |
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