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PSLV-C40
Model of a rocket
Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission typeDeployment of 31 satellites
OperatorISRO
WebsiteISRO website
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft typeExpendable launch vehicle
ManufacturerISRO
Payload mass1,323 kilograms (2,917 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date09:28:00, 12 January 2018 (2018-01-12T09:28:00) (IST)
RocketPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch siteSriharikota Launching Range
ContractorISRO
Payload
List of Satellites:
← PSLV-C30
PSLV-C41 →

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

References

  1. ^ "PSLV-C40/Cartosat-2 Series Satellite Mission - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. ISRO. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ Wall, Mike (11 January 2018). "Planetary Resources' Asteroid-Mining Goals Move Closer with Satellite Launch". Space.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.