PSLV-C40
Appearance
Mission type | Deployment of 31 satellites |
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Operator | ISRO |
Website | ISRO website |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
Manufacturer | ISRO |
Payload mass | 1,323 kilograms (2,917 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 09:28:00, 12 January 2018IST) | (
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
Contractor | ISRO |
Payload | |
List of Satellites:
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PSLV-C40 was the 42nd mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program in the XL configuration. PSLV-C40 successfully carried and deployed 31 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits.[1]
Launched satellites
- Cartosat-2F (Cartosat-2 series satellite)
- PicSat
- Arkyd-6 [2]
- ICEYE-X1
References
- ^ "PSLV-C40/Cartosat-2 Series Satellite Mission - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. ISRO. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Wall, Mike (11 January 2018). "Planetary Resources' Asteroid-Mining Goals Move Closer with Satellite Launch". Space.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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