PSLV-D3

PSLV-D3
Spacecraft properties
Model of the PSLV rocket

Mission type	Deployment of one satellite.
Operator	ISRO
Website	ISRO website


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 (1996-03-21T04:53:00) (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-D2 PSLV-C1 →

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "PSLV-D3". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
^ ^a ^b "PSLV Launch Vehicle". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.
^ ^a ^b "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 23 Jun 2016.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

1990s

PSLV-D1 (20 Sep 1993, failure)
PSLV-D2 (15 Oct 1994)
PSLV-D3 (21 Mar 1996)
PSLV-C1 (29 Sep 1997)
PSLV-C2 (26 May 1999)

2000s

PSLV-C3 (22 Oct 2001)
PSLV-C4 (METSAT, 12 Sep 2002)
PSLV-C5 (Resourcesat-1, 17 Oct 2003)
PSLV-C6 (HAMSAT, 5 May 2005)
PSLV-C7 (10 Jan 2007)
PSLV-C8 (23 Apr 2007)
PSLV-C10 (21 Jan 2008)
PSLV-C9 (28 Apr 2008)
PSLV-C11 (22 Oct 2008)
PSLV-C12 (20 Apr 2009)
PSLV-C14 (23 Sep 2009)

2010s

PSLV-C15 (12 Jul 2010)
PSLV-C16 (20 Apr 2011)
PSLV-C17 (15 Jul 2011)
PSLV-C18 (12 Oct 2011)
PSLV-C19 (26 Apr 2012)
PSLV-C21 (9 Sep 2012)
PSLV-C20 (25 Feb 2013)
PSLV-C22 (IRNSS-1A, 1 Jul 2013)
PSLV-C25 (Mars Orbiter Mission, 5 Nov 2013)
PSLV-C24 (IRNSS-1B, 4 Apr 2014)
PSLV-C23 (30 Jun 2014)
PSLV-C26 (IRNSS-1C, 16 Oct 2014)
PSLV-C27 (IRNSS-1D, 28 Mar 2015)
PSLV-C28 (DMC-3, 10 Jul 2015)
PSLV-C30 (28 Sep 2015)
PSLV-C29 (16 Dec 2015)
PSLV-C31 (IRNSS-1E, 20 Jan 2016)
PSLV-C32 (IRNSS-1F, 10 Mar 2016)
PSLV-C33 (IRNSS-1G, 28 Apr 2016)
PSLV-C34 (22 Jun 2016)
PSLV-C35 (SCATSAT-1, 26 Sep 2016)
PSLV-C36 (Resourcesat-2A, 7 Dec 2016)
PSLV-C37 (15 Feb 2017)
PSLV-C38 (23 Jun 2017)
PSLV-C39 (IRNSS-1H, 31 Aug 2017, failure)
PSLV-C40 (Cartosat-2F, 12 Jan 2018)
PSLV-C41 (IRNSS-1I, 11 Apr 2018)
PSLV-C42 (16 Sep 2018)
PSLV-C43 (HySIS, 29 Nov 2018)
PSLV-C44 (Microsat-R, 24 Jan 2019)
PSLV-C45 (EMISAT, 1 Apr 2019)
PSLV-C46 (RISAT-2B, 22 May 2019)
PSLV-C47 (Cartosat-3, 27 Nov 2019)
PSLV-C48 (RISAT-2BR1, 11 Dec 2019)

2020s

PSLV-C49 (EOS-01, 7 Nov 2020)
PSLV-C50 (CMS-01, 17 Dec 2020)
PSLV-C51 (Amazônia-1, 28 Feb 2021)
PSLV-C52 (EOS-04, 14 Feb 2022)
PSLV-C53 (DS-EO, NeuSAR, Scoob-1, POEM-1 (hosted), 30 Jun 2022)
PSLV-C54 (EOS-06, BhutanSat aka INS-2B, Anand, 26 Nov 2022)
PSLV-C55 (TeLEOS-2, Lumelite-4, POEM-2 (hosted), 22 Apr 2023)
PSLV-C56 (DS-SAR, VELOX-AM, 30 Jul 2023)
PSLV-C57 (Aditya-L1, 2 Sep 2023)
PSLV-C58 (XPoSat, POEM-3 (hosted), 1 Jan 2024)

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