LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu May 05 2005
Indian Space Research Organization
Cartosat-1
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(4:45 AM UTC)
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(4:45 AM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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PSLVDescription:
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Cartosat-1 or IRS-P5 is a stereoscopic Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit, and the first one of the Cartosat series of satellites. The eleventh satellite of ISRO in IRS series.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Sriharikota, Republic of India
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad