LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Mar 21 1996
Indian Space Research Organization
IRS-P3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(4:53 AM UTC)
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(4:53 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
- IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Sriharikota, Republic of India
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad