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PSLV-D2
Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission typeDeployment of one satellite.
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID{{#property:P247}}
WebsiteISRO website
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft typeLaunch vehicle
ManufacturerISRO
Launch mass295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
Payload mass804 kilograms (1,773 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date05:05:00, October 15, 1994 (UTC) (1994-10-15T05:05:00Z) (IST)
RocketPSLV
Launch siteSriharikota Launching Range
ContractorISRO
End of mission
DisposalPlaced in graveyard orbit
Deactivated15 October 1994
Orbital parameters
RegimeSun-synchronous Low Earth orbit
Payload
IRS-P2
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PSLV-D3 →
 

PSLV-D2 was the second mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P2 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1][2][3][4]

Launch[edit | edit source]

PSLV-D2 was launched at 5:05 a.m. IST on 15 October 1994 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P2 satellite in an 820 km sun-synchronous orbit.[1][2][3][4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PSLV-D2". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PSLV Launch Vehicle". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.