PSLV-C51
PSLV-DL C51 lifting off from First launch pad | |
PSLV-DL launch | |
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Launch | 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28), 03:54:00 UTC |
Pad | Sriharikota First |
Payload | Amazônia-1 Satish Dhawan Sat[1] JITsat GHRCEsat Sri Shakthi Sat SpaceBEE (×12)[2] SAI-I - Nanoconnect-2 SindhuNetra |
PSLV launches | |
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The PSLV-C51[3] is the 53rd mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 was launched at 04:54 (UTC) / 10:24 (IST) on 28 February 2021 with the main payload from Brazil, INPE's Amazônia-1[4][5] and 18 other ride-sharing small satellites.[6][7][8][9]
It was the first dedicated commercial launch executed by NSIL.[10]
Details
The PSLV-C51 was launched from the First Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,India. The PSLV C51 rocket carried primary payload, Amazônia-1 and 18 secondary payloads[7] like SDSat and three UnitySats[11](JITsat, GHRCEsat, Sri Shakthi Sat) etc.
It was the third flight of PSLV-DL,[3] having 2 strap-on boosters and placed the payloads in Sun-synchronous orbits.[12]
Private sector company Ananth Technologies worked with ISRO on the PSLV-C51 mission. The company conducted stage integration and checkout on the mission, marking the first time that ISRO had contracted a private sector company to undertake the task.[13][14]
Launch schedule
The launch was originally scheduled for 22 February 2021, but was delayed to 28 February owing to delays in assembly of the rocket.[15]
Mission overview
- Propellant:
- Stage 1: Composite Solid
- Stage 2: Earth Storable Liquid
- Stage 3: Composite Solid
- Stage 4: Earth Storable Liquid
- Altitude: 752 kilometres (467 mi)
The PSLV C51 rocket has four stages; each one was self-contained, with its own propulsion system, thereby capable of functioning independently. The first and third stages used composite solid propellants, while the second and fourth stage use earth-storable liquid propellant.
References
- ^ "PSLV-C51 is scheduled to launch Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-passenger saitellites on February 28, 2021 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR". ISRO. 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Amazonia 1 - Evolução da Campanha de Lançamento". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "PSLV". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Satélite Amazônia-1 começa a ser fechado para a realização de testes ambientais". inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Satélite de monitoramento da Amazônia deverá ser lançado em fevereiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Governo do Brasil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Satélite Amazônia 1, primeiro totalmente feito no Brasil, é lançado ao espaço". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b "PSLV C51 presskit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Lançamento do satélite Amazonia 1 adiado para o dia 28 de fevereiro". www.inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Next PSLV launch to carry 3 satellites made by Indian start-ups". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans". Business Standard. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "ISRO to kick off 2021 by launching its first Indian start-up passenger into space aboard the PSLV-C51". Business Insider. 17 December 2020.
- ^ "PSLV launch brings cheer to aerospace firm". The Hindu. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Hyderabad-based firm helped in ISRO satellite launch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Lançamento do satélite Amazonia 1 adiado para o dia 28 de fevereiro". 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
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- PSLV-C15 (12 Jul 2010)
- PSLV-C16 (20 Apr 2011)
- PSLV-C17 (15 Jul 2011)
- PSLV-C18 (12 Oct 2011)
- PSLV-C19 (26 Apr 2012)
- PSLV-C21 (9 Sep 2012)
- PSLV-C20 (25 Feb 2013)
- PSLV-C22 (IRNSS-1A, 1 Jul 2013)
- PSLV-C25 (Mars Orbiter Mission, 5 Nov 2013)
- PSLV-C24 (IRNSS-1B, 4 Apr 2014)
- PSLV-C23 (30 Jun 2014)
- PSLV-C26 (IRNSS-1C, 16 Oct 2014)
- PSLV-C27 (IRNSS-1D, 28 Mar 2015)
- PSLV-C28 (DMC-3, 10 Jul 2015)
- PSLV-C30 (28 Sep 2015)
- PSLV-C29 (16 Dec 2015)
- PSLV-C31 (IRNSS-1E, 20 Jan 2016)
- PSLV-C32 (IRNSS-1F, 10 Mar 2016)
- PSLV-C33 (IRNSS-1G, 28 Apr 2016)
- PSLV-C34 (22 Jun 2016)
- PSLV-C35 (SCATSAT-1, 26 Sep 2016)
- PSLV-C36 (Resourcesat-2A, 7 Dec 2016)
- PSLV-C37 (15 Feb 2017)
- PSLV-C38 (23 Jun 2017)
- PSLV-C39 (IRNSS-1H, 31 Aug 2017, failure)
- PSLV-C40 (Cartosat-2F, 12 Jan 2018)
- PSLV-C41 (IRNSS-1I, 11 Apr 2018)
- PSLV-C42 (16 Sep 2018)
- PSLV-C43 (HySIS, 29 Nov 2018)
- PSLV-C44 (Microsat-R, 24 Jan 2019)
- PSLV-C45 (EMISAT, 1 Apr 2019)
- PSLV-C46 (RISAT-2B, 22 May 2019)
- PSLV-C47 (Cartosat-3, 27 Nov 2019)
- PSLV-C48 (RISAT-2BR1, 11 Dec 2019)
- PSLV-C49 (EOS-01, 7 Nov 2020)
- PSLV-C50 (CMS-01, 17 Dec 2020)
- PSLV-C51 (Amazônia-1, 28 Feb 2021)
- PSLV-C52 (EOS-04, 14 Feb 2022)
- PSLV-C53 (DS-EO, NeuSAR, Scoob-1, POEM-1 (hosted), 30 Jun 2022)
- PSLV-C54 (EOS-06, BhutanSat aka INS-2B, Anand, 26 Nov 2022)
- PSLV-C55 (TeLEOS-2, Lumelite-4, POEM-2 (hosted), 22 Apr 2023)
- PSLV-C56 (DS-SAR, VELOX-AM, 30 Jul 2023)
- PSLV-C57 (Aditya-L1, 2 Sep 2023)
- PSLV-C58 (XPoSat, POEM-3 (hosted), 1 Jan 2024)
- List of PSLV launches
- Italics indicates future missions