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PSLV-C56

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PSLV-C56
PSLV-C56, DS-SAR lifts off First Launch Pad (FLP)
launch
Launch30 July 2023
01:01 (UTC)
PadFirst Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre
PayloadSingapore DS - SAR
and other 6 Co - Passenger Satellites.
PSLV launches

The PSLV-C56 was the 58th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 17th flight of the PSLV-CA variant, and was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad (FLP).[1]

Launch

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It was launched on Sunday, 30 July 2023 at 06:31 IST / 01:01 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. This was a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with DS-SAR as primary satellite and VELOX-AM as a co-passenger satellite with other 5 cubesats, all of which belonged to Singapore.[2]

Mission overview

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Primary payload: DS-SAR

Secondary payload: 6 Co - Passenger Satellites

Mission Characteristics
Parameter Orbit-1
Alt (km) 535
Inclination (deg.) 05.00
Launch Pad FLP

PSLV is a 4 stage rocket, its first & third stages use solid fuel (HTBP) and its second & fourth stages use liquid hypergolic fuel.

Propellant:

References

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  1. ^ "ISRO to launch PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore's DS-SAR and six other satellites on July 30". The Hindu. 2023-07-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "Two missions in two weeks: Isro ready to lift-off PSLV-C56 with seven satellites". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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