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PSLV-C4 
Summary
PSLV-C4 was the fourth operational launch and overall seventh mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty-eight launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 (originally called MetSat) into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV-C4 was launched at 15:53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range").[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
 Model of the PSLV rocket | |
| Names | MetSat mission |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Deployment of three satellites. |
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Mission duration | 1,211 seconds |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb) |
| Dimensions | 44.4 metres (146 ft) (overall height) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15:53:00, September 12, 2002 (IST) |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | September 12, 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geosynchronous transfer orbit |
| Payload | |
 Kalpana-1 ( MetSat-1) | |
| Mass | 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb) |
Mission highlights edit
- Fourth operational launch of the PSLV program.
- Overall seventh mission of the PSLV program.
- First Indian spaceflight to inject a satellite in the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- PSLV-C4 carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1.
Mission parameters edit
- Mass:
- Total liftoff weight: 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
- Payload weight: 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb)
- Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
- Propellant:
- First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.0 + 54 tonnes)
- Second stage: Liquid UDMH + N2O4 (40.6 tonnes)
- Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes)
- Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON (2.5 tonnes)
- Engine:
- First stage: S139
- Second stage: Vikas
- Third stage:
- Fourth stage: 2 x PS-4
- Thrust:
- Duration: 1,211 seconds
Payload edit
PSLV-C4 carried and deployed India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.[1][2][4]
| Country | Name | Nos | Mass | Type | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
Kalpana-1 | 1 | 1,060 kg | Satellite | Meteorological satellite. Weather & climate monitoring of earth |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "PSLV-C4". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b c d "PSLV-C4 MetSat mission". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b "PSLV-C4 Launch Successful - Places MetSat in Orbit". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b c d "PSLV-C4 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b "PSLV-C4 launched successfully from Sriharikota". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "ISRO's timeline. 1960s to today. #48". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.