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PSLV-D3
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 mass920 kilograms (2,030 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date04:53:00, March 21, 1996 (1996-03-21T04:53:00) (IST)
RocketPSLV
Launch siteSriharikota Launching Range
ContractorISRO
End of mission
DisposalPlaced in graveyard orbit
Deactivated21 March 1996
Orbital parameters
RegimeSun-synchronous Low Earth orbit
Payload
IRS-P3
← PSLV-D2
PSLV-C1 ā†’
 

PSLV-D3 was the overall third and second successful mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P3 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1][2][3][4]

Launch[edit | edit source]

PSLV-D3 was launched at 4:53 a.m. IST on 21 March 1996 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P3 satellite in the Sun-synchronous orbit.[1][2][3][4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PSLV-D3". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PSLV Launch Vehicle". spaceflight101.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.