PSLV-C6

PSLV-C6
The PSLV – C6 on its mobile pedestal after having been strapped to launch tower at Sriharikota on 1 May 2005
NamesHAMSAT mission
Mission typeDeployment of two satellites.
OperatorISRO
WebsiteISRO website
Mission duration1,120 seconds
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft typeExpendable launch vehicle
ManufacturerISRO
Launch mass295,980 kilograms (652,520 lb)
Payload mass1,602.5 kilograms (3,533 lb)
Dimensions44.4 metres (146 ft)
(overall height)
Start of mission
Launch date04:44:00, May 5, 2005 (UTC) (2005-05-05T04:44:00UTC)
RocketPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch siteSriharikota Launching Range
ContractorISRO
End of mission
DisposalPlaced in graveyard orbit
DeactivatedMay 5, 2005 (2005-05-05)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSun-synchronous orbit
Payload
Cartosat-1
HAMSAT
Mass1,602.5 kilograms (3,533 lb)
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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