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PSLV-C6
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PSLV-C6 was the sixth operational launch and overall ninth mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the fifty-fourth launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's two satellites; Cartosat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P5) and HAMSAT into the Sun-synchronous orbit. PSLV-C6 was launched at 04:44 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:14 hours Indian Standard Time) on 5 May 2005 from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.[1][2][3][4][5]
Quick Facts Names, Mission type ...
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Names | HAMSAT mission |
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Mission type | Deployment of two satellites. |
Operator | ISRO |
Website | ISRO website |
Mission duration | 1,120 seconds |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
Manufacturer | ISRO |
Launch mass | 295,980 kilograms (652,520 lb) |
Payload mass | 1,602.5 kilograms (3,533 lb) |
Dimensions | 44.4 metres (146 ft) (overall height) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 04:44:00, May 5, 2005 (UTC) (2005-05-05T04:44:00UTC) |
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
Contractor | ISRO |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | May 5, 2005 (2005-05-05) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Payload | |
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Mass | 1,602.5 kilograms (3,533 lb) |
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