PSLV C15 Launch Schedule by ISRO Sriharikota

PSLV C15 Launch Schedule by The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Sriharikota today on July 12, 2010. ISRO PSLV-C15 launched its CARTOSAT-2B, ALSAT-2A, NLS 6.1 & 6.2  and STUDSAT Satellites Successfully at 9.22 am. ISRO Sriharikota launch Vehicle PSLV-C-15 from Satish Dhawan space centre near Sriharikota spaceport that carries remote sensing Cartosat-2B along with four satellites. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the first operational launch vehicle with 5 Satellites of ISRO.

The rocket will place four satellites into orbit that include Alsat from Algeria, two nano satellites from Canada and Switzerland, and a pico (very small) satellite Studsat built by seven engineering students of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

The rocket will put into orbit five satellites including remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B from India, Alsat from Algeria, two nano satellites from Canada and Switzerland, and a pico (very small) satellite called Studsat built by seven engineering students in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

He said that the satellite is aimed to be helpful in urban planning and infrastructure development such as laying ring-roads and re-routing of highways.

Typical Parameters of PSLV :

• Lift-off weight: 295 tonne
• Pay Load: 1600 kg in to 620 km Polar Orbit, 1060 kg in to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
• Height: 44 metre

PSLV is capable of launching 1600 kg satellites in 620 km sun-synchronous polar orbit and 1050 kg satellite in geo-synchronous transfer orbit. In the standard configuration, it measures 44.4 m tall, with a lift off weight of 295 tonnes. PSLV has four stages using solid and liquid propulsion systems alternately. The first stage is one of the largest solid propellant boosters in the world and carries 139 tonnes of propellant. A cluster of six strap-ons attached to the first stage motor, four of which are ignited on the ground and two are air-lit.

The reliability rate of PSLV has been superb. There had been 16 continuously successful flights of PSLV, till July 2010. With its variant configurations, PSLV has proved its multi-payload, multi-mission capability in a single launch and its geosynchronous launch capability. In the recent Chandrayaan-mission, another variant of PSLV with an extended version of strap-on motors, PSOM-XL, the payload haul was enhanced to 1750 kg in 620 km SSPO. PSLV has rightfully earned the status of workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO.