PSLV-C5
Model of the PSLV rocket | |
| Names | Cartosat-1 mission |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Deployment of Resourcesat-1 satellite. |
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Mission duration | 1,084 seconds |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 295,930 kilograms (652,410 lb) |
| Payload mass | 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb) |
| Dimensions | 44.4 metres (146 ft) (overall height) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 04:52, October 17, 2003 (UTC) |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | October 17, 2003 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Payload | |
| Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) | |
| Mass | 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb) |
PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational launch and overall eighth mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program. This launch was also the fifty-second launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (IRSO) since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) into a Sun-synchronous orbit; this was the heaviest and most sophisticated satellite built by IRSO through 2003. PSLV-C5 was launched at 04:52 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:22 hours Indian Standard Time) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.