PSLV-C34

PSLV-C34

Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type	Deployment of 20 satellites.
Operator	ISRO
Website	ISRO website
Mission duration	26:30 minutes
Distance travelled	505 Km
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb)
Payload mass	1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	09:26:00, 22 June 2016 (2016-06-22T09:26:00) (IST)
Rocket	PSLV
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor	ISRO
Deployment date	22 June 2016
End of mission
Disposal	Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated	22 June 2016
Orbital parameters
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload
Cartosat-2 satellite (primary) and 19 other satellites from Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia & United States.
Transponders
HPBW
First stage
Propellant mass	211,400 kg (466,100 lb)
Propellant	HTPB based
Second stage
Propellant mass	42,000 kg (93,000 lb)
Propellant	Liquid UH 25 + N2O4
Third stage
Propellant mass	7,600 kg (16,800 lb)
Propellant	HTPB based
Fourth stage
Propellant mass	2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
Propellant	Liquid MMH + MON-3
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PSLV-C34 was the 36th mission of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) program and 14th mission of PSLV in XL configuration. The PSLV-C34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) and payload mass of 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb), the C34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organisation in a single mission. The PSLV-C34 carried One Cartosat-2 satellite, SathyabamaSat (satellite from Sathyabama University, Chennai), Swayam (satellite from College of Engineering, Pune) & 17 other satellites from United States, Canada, Germany & Indonesia.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}