PSLV-C6 was the sixth operational launch and overall ninth mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the fifty-fourth launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's two satellites; Cartosat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P5) and HAMSAT into the Sun-synchronous orbit. PSLV-C6 was launched at 04:44 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:14 hours Indian Standard Time) on 5 May 2005 from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Mission highlights Sixth operational launch of the PSLV program. Overall ninth mission of the PSLV program. Overall fifty-fourth launch by Indian Space Research Organisation. First flight to be launched from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Carried and injected two satellites built by ISRO.
Mission parameters Mass: Total liftoff weight: Payload weight: Overall height: Propellant: First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.0 + 6 x 9 tonnes) Second stage: Liquid UH 25 + (41.5 tonnes) Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes) Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON (2.5 tonnes) Engine: First stage: Core (PS 1) + 6 strap-on PSOM Second stage: Vikas Third stage: PS 3 Fourth stage: PS 4 Thrust: First stage: 4,762 + 645 x 6 kN Second stage: 800 kN Third stage: 246 kN Fourth stage: 7.3 x 2 kN Altitude: Maximum velocity: (recorded at time of payload separation) Duration: 1,120 seconds
Payload PSLV-C6 carried and deployed two Indian satellites, Cartosat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P5) and HAMSAT into the Sun-synchronous orbit. Built by ISRO, Cartosat-1 was a stereoscopic remote sensing satellite and first of the Cartosat series of satellites. HAMSAT was a microsatellite, built for providing satellite based amateur radio satellite to the national as well as the international community of amateur radio operators (HAM).
Country Name Nos Mass Type Objective India IRS-P5 1 1,560 kg Satellite Remote sensing satellite HAMSAT 1 42.5 kg Microsatellite Amateur radio satellite
Launch & planned flight profile
PSLV-C6 was launched at 04:44 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:14 hours Indian Standard Time) on 5 May 2005 from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of covering overall distance of . Following was the flight profile.
Stage Time(seconds) Altitude (kilometer) Velocity(meter/sec) Event Remarks First stage T+0 0.025 452 Ignition of PS 1 Lift off T+1.19 0.026 452 Ignition of 4 ground-lit PSOM T+25 2.463 551 Ignition of 2 air-lit PSOM T+68 23.748 1,179 Separation of 4 ground-lit PSOM T+90 42.768 1,659 Separation of 2 air-lit PSOM T+112.03 67.411 1,995 Separation of PS 1 Second stage T+112.23 67.635 1,994 Ignition of PS 2 T+156.03 115.244 2,314 Separation of heat shield T+263.38 233.873 4,087 Separation of PS 2 Third stage T+264.58 235.304 4,083 Ignition of HPS 3 T+517.52 498.974 5,865 Separation of HPS 3 Fourth stage T+531.50 509.092 5,851 Ignition of PS 4 T+1,043.62 627.153 7,542 Cut-off of PS 4 T+1,080.62 627.801 7,546 Cartosat-1 separation T+1,120.62 628.535 7,546 HAMSAT separation Mission complete
See also Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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