PSLV-C5

PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational launch and overall eighth mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program. This launch was also the fifty-second launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (IRSO) since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) into a sun-synchronous orbit; this was the heaviest and most sophisticated satellite built by IRSO through 2003. PSLV-C5 was launched at 04:52 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:22 hours Indian Standard Time) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

PSLV-C5
Model of the PSLV rocket
NamesResourcesat-1 mission
Mission typeDeployment of Resourcesat-1 satellite.
OperatorISRO
WebsiteISRO website
Mission duration1,084 seconds
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft typeExpendable launch vehicle
ManufacturerISRO
Launch mass295,930 kilograms (652,410 lb)
Payload mass1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
Dimensions44.4 metres (146 ft)
(overall height)
Start of mission
Launch date04:52:00, October 17, 2003 (UTC) (2003-10-17T04:52:00UTC) (UTC)
RocketPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre
ContractorISRO
End of mission
DeactivatedOctober 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSun-synchronous orbit
Payload
Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6)
Mass1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
 

Mission highlights

PSLV-C5 was the fifth operational and overall eighth mission of the PSLV program. The vehicle carried and injected the heaviest and most sophisticated remote sensing satellite built by the ISRO through 2003, Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6).[1][2][4][8]

Mission parameters
  • Mass:
    • Total liftoff weight: 295,930 kilograms (652,410 lb)
    • Payload weight: 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb)
  • Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
  • Propellant:
    • First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.0 + 6 x 9 tonnes)
    • Second stage: Liquid UH 25 + N
      2      O
      4       (41.5 tonnes)
    • Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes)
    • Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON (2.5 tonnes)
  • Engine:
    • First stage: Core (PS 1) + 6 strap-on Propellant strap on motors (PSOM)
    • Second stage: Vikas
    • Third stage: PS 3
    • Fourth stage: PS 4
  • Thrust:
    • First stage: 4,762 + 645 x 6 kN
    • Second stage: 800 kN
    • Third stage: 246 kN
    • Fourth stage: 7.3 x 2 kN
  • Altitude: 827 kilometres (514 mi)
  • Maximum velocity:7,440 metres per second (24,409 ft/s) (recorded at time of IRS-P6 separation)
  • Duration: 1,084 seconds

[1][2]

Payload

PSLV-C5 carried and deployed the ISRO's Resourcesat-1 (a.k.a. IRS-P6) into a sun-synchronous orbit. Resourcesat-1, which carried three cameras ("High Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner", "Medium Resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanner" and "Advanced Wide Field Sensor") was the tenth ISRO satellite in the IRS series and was intended not only to continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, but also to enhance the data quality. Although IRS-P6 had a design life of five years, the satellite was still operational as of October 2015.[1][2][9][10][11]

CountryNameNosMassTypeObjective
IndiaIRS-P611,360 kgSatelliteEarth observation

Launch and planned flight profile
Heat shield of PSLV displayed at HAL heritage center.

PSLV-C5 was launched at 04:52 hours Coordinated Universal Time (10:22 hours Indian Standard Time) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of covering overall altitude of 827 kilometres (514 mi). The flight profile was as follows:[2]

StageTime
(seconds)		Altitude
(kilometre)		Velocity
(metres/sec)		EventRemarks
First stageT+00.02452Ignition of PS 1Lift off
T+1.20.02452Ignition of 4 ground-lit PSOM
T+252.348543Ignition of 2 air-lit PSOM
T+6823.2301,156Separation of 4 ground-lit PSOM
T+9041.8441,609Separation of 2 air-lit PSOM
T+113.0167.3531,991Separation of PS 1
Second stageT+113.2167.5781,990Ignition of PS 2
T+157.01115.7062,316Separation of heat shield
T+265.73244.8644,153Separation of PS 2
Third stageT+266.93246.5314,149Ignition of HPS 3
T+522.85591.5935,854Separation of HPS 3
Fourth stageT+556.5626.5576,768Ignition of PS 4
T+1,017.0826.3887,426Cut-off of PS 4
T+1,084.0827.0327,440Resourcesat-1 separationMission complete

See also

References
  1. "PSLV-C5". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. "PSLV-C5 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. "ISRO Timeline". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "PSLV-C5 launched successfully". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "Countdown starts for PSLV-C5's launch". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 Aug 2016.
  6. "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  7. "IRS-P6". NASA. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. "India launches PSLV-C5 rocket successfully". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. "Resourcesat-1 (IRS-P6)" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  10. "Shrimp farms kept away". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. "Brazilian earth station to get data from Indian satellites". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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