Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), expendable launch system, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bengaluru, India

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off on Thursday, lifting into orbit the IRNSS-1F satellite set to become a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. IRNSS is in the final stages of a three-year deployment with the last of seven satellites lined up for launch in April to establish the fully operational constellation.

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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 3:42 UTC on Monday on a record-setting mission to deliver eight international satellites to two different orbits.

Monday’s PSLV mission was setting a pair of records for India’s workhorse rocket – a) it was the first multi-orbit mission in the launcher’s 23-year career, creating an unprecedented ascent duration of two hours and 15 minutes; and b) it marked the first time PSLV flew five times in a calendar year.

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A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “XL” configuration launched a Cartosat-2 series satellite (Cartosat-2E) for Earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO), from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 23 June 2017, at 03:59 UTC. This was India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 40th flight and the seventeenth flight of PSLV in 'XL' configuration (with the use of solid strap-on motors).

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PSLV–C38 launches Cartosat-2E
23 June 2017

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C41 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “XL” configuration launched the IRNSS-1I satellite from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 11 April 2018, at 22:34 UTC (04:04 local time). IRNSS-1I is the eighth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). PSLV-C41 mission was the twentieth time the “XL” configuration of PSLV was used.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C45 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “QL” configuration launched EMISAT (436 kg) and 28 nano satellites (220kg) from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 1 April 2019, at 03:57 UTC (09:30 IST). PSLV-C45 is the first mission of PSLV-QL, a new variant of PSLV with 4 XL strap-on boosters.
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Isro successfully launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B that would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities among others.

Risat uses synthetic aperture radar to provide all-weather surveillance. PSLV-C46 carrying Risat 2B -- which weighs 615kg -- lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5.30am, as scheduled.

Around 15 minutes after the lift-off, the four-stage rocket successfully placed the satellite in a 557km circular orbit. With a mission life of five years, the radar imaging earth observation satellite developed by Isro, with its X-band radar, will provide services in the fields of agriculture, forestry and disaster management support.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C47 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “XL” configuration (with 6 solid strap-on motors) launched Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into Sun Synchronous orbit from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 27 November 2019, at 03:58 UTC (09:28 IST). The Cartosat-3 satellite is a third generation advanced satellite wih high resolution imaging capabilities.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C49 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “DL” configuration launched EOS-01 as primary satellite, along with nine international customer satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 7 November 2020, at 09:32 UTC (15:02 IST). EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. The other satellites are four Kleos cubesats (KSM-1A/1B/1C/1D), four Lemur cubesats (Lemur-1/2/3/4) and R2 technology demonstration satellite.
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For ISRO’s PSLV-C51 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “DL” configuration launched Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 28 February 2021, at 04:53 UTC (10:24 IST). Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil. The 18 co-passenger satellites include four from IN-SPACe (three UNITY sats from academic institutes and One Satish Dhawan Sat from Space Kidz India) and 14 from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
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For ISRO’s PSLV-C52 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “XL” configuration launched three satellites, EOS-04, INS-2TD and INSPIREsat-1, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 14 February 2022, at 00:29 UTC (05:59 IST). EOS-04 (1710 kg) is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high quality images under all weather conditions from a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) of 529 km. INS-2TD (17.5 kg) is a technology demonstrator satellite from ISRO, having a thermal imaging camera as its payload. INSPIREsat-1 (8.1 kg) is a student satellite developed by Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (11ST), in association with University of Colorado, USA, to improve the understanding of ionosphere dynamics and Sun’s coronal heating processes.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C53 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “Core Alone” configuration (PSLV-CA) launched three satellites, DS-EO, NeuSAR and SCOOB-I, from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, India, on 30 June 2022, at 12:32 UTC (18:02 IST). DS-EO (365 kg) carries an Electro-Optic, multi-spectral payload that will provide full color images for land classification, and serving humanitarian assistance and disaster relief needs. NeuSAR (155 kg) has a SAR payload, which is capable of providing images in day and night and under all weather conditions. SCOOB-I (2.8 kg) is the first satellite in the Student Satellite Series (S3-I), from Singapore’s NTU School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C54 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the “XL” configuration (PSLV-XL) launched EOS-06 (Earth Observation Satellite - 06) and eight nano-satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, India, on 26 November 2022, at 06:26 UTC (11:56 IST).

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C54 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the Core Alone configuration (PSLV-CA) launched TeLEOS-2 (741 kg) as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 (16 kg) as a co-passenger satellite, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India, on 22 April 2023, at 08:49 UTC (14:19 IST). The mission has the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-2), where the spent PS4 stage of the launch vehicle would be utilized as an orbital platform to carryout scientific experiments through non-separating payloads.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C56 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the Core Alone configuration (PSLV-CA) launched the DS-SAR satellite and 6 co-passenger satellites, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India, on 30 July 2023, at 01:00 UTC (06:30 IST). DS-SAR (360 kg) is a Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload. The six co-passenger small satellites are: VELOX-AM, ARCADE - Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer, SCOOB-II, NuLIoN, Galassia-2, ORB-12 STRIDER.

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For ISRO’s PSLV-C58 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the “DL” configuration (PSLV-DL / 2PSOM-XL+ S139) launched XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite), from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India, on 1 January 2024, at 03:40 UTC (09:10 IST). XPoSat is ISRO’s first dedicated scientific satellite to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial sources.

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