PSLV-C5
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Mission highlights
PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational and overall eighth mission of the PSLV program. The vehicle carried and injected the heaviest and most sophisticated remote sensing satellite built by the ISRO through 2003, Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6).
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Mission parameters
- Mass:
- Total liftoff weight: 295,930 kilograms (652,410 lb)
- Payload weight: 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
- Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
- Propellant:
- Engine:
- First stage: Core (PS 1) + 6 strap-on Propellant strap on motors (PSOM)
- Second stage: Vikas
- Third stage: PS 3
- Fourth stage: PS 4
- Thrust:
- Altitude: 827 kilometres (514 mi)
- Maximum velocity:7,440 metres per second (24,409 ft/s) (recorded at time of IRS-P6 separation)
- Duration: 1,084 seconds
Payload
PSLV-C5 carried and deployed the ISRO's Resourcesat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P6) into a sun-synchronous orbit. Resourcesat-1, which carried three cameras ("High Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner", "Medium Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner" and "Advanced Wide Field Sensor") was the tenth ISRO satellite in the IRS series and was intended not only to continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, but also to enhance the data quality. Although IRS-P6 had a design life of five years, the satellite was still operational as of October 2015.
Launch and planned flight profile
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. The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of covering overall altitude of 827 kilometres (514 mi). The flight profile was as follows: