PSLV-D3

PSLV-D3

Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type	Deployment of one satellite.
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	{{#property:P247}}
Website	ISRO website
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
Payload mass	920 kilograms (2,030 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	04:53:00, March 21, 1996 (UTC) (1996-03-21T04:53:00Z) (IST)
Rocket	PSLV
Launch site	Sriharikota Launching Range
Contractor	ISRO
End of mission
Disposal	Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated	21 March 1996
Orbital parameters
Regime	Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit
Payload
IRS-P3
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions

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.

Launch

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.

See also

• Indian Space Research Organisation
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle