PSLV-C51

PSLV-C51
PSLV-DL C51 lifting off from First launch pad
PSLV-DL launch
Launch28 February 2021 (2021-02-28), 03:54:00 UTC
PadSriharikota First
PayloadBrazil Amazônia-1
India Satish Dhawan Sat[1]
India JITsat
India GHRCEsat
India Sri Shakthi Sat
United States SpaceBEE (×12)[2]
Mexico SAI-I - Nanoconnect-2
India SindhuNetra
PSLV launches

The PSLV-C51[3] is the 53rd mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 was launched at 04:54 (UTC) / 10:24 (IST) on 28 February 2021 with the main payload from Brazil, INPE's Amazônia-1[4][5] and 18 other ride-sharing small satellites.[6][7][8][9]

It was the first dedicated commercial launch executed by NSIL.[10]

  1. ^ "PSLV-C51 is scheduled to launch Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-passenger saitellites on February 28, 2021 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR". ISRO. 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Amazonia 1 - Evolução da Campanha de Lançamento". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "PSLV". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Satélite Amazônia-1 começa a ser fechado para a realização de testes ambientais". inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Satélite de monitoramento da Amazônia deverá ser lançado em fevereiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Governo do Brasil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Satélite Amazônia 1, primeiro totalmente feito no Brasil, é lançado ao espaço". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference C51_PK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Lançamento do satélite Amazonia 1 adiado para o dia 28 de fevereiro". www.inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  9. ^ "Next PSLV launch to carry 3 satellites made by Indian start-ups". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  10. ^ "2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans". Business Standard. 1 February 2021.