PSLV-C35 was the successful mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program which set eight satellites in space. It was launched on 26 September 2016 by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Launch PSLV-C35 was launched at 03:42 hours Coordinated Universal Time (09:12 hours Indian Standard Time) on 26 September 2016 from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Mission highlights PSLV-C35 was the 37th launch of the PSLV program. It was also the 102nd overall launch by Indian Space Research Organisation. PSLV-C35 was the first spaceflight by ISRO to place satellites in two different orbits with a single rocket. It carried and injected eight satellites built by India, Algeria, Canada and United States.
Mission parameters Mass: Total liftoff weight: Payload weight: Overall height: Propellant: First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.2 + 6 x 8.9 tonnes) Second stage: Liquid UH 25 + (42 tonnes) Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes) Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON-3 (2.5 tonnes) Engine: First stage: Core (PS 1) + 6 strap-on 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 Maximum altitude: Maximum velocity: (recorded at time of PS-4 engine restart 2) Duration: 8,133 seconds
Payload PSLV-C35 carried and deployed eight satellites in two different orbits in a single mission (Polar and Sun-synchronous orbit). This was the first time India had placed satellites in two orbits in a single mission. The vehicle carried three satellites from India (ScatSat-1, PISat & Pratham), three satellites from Algeria (Alsat-1B, 2B & 1N), one each from Canada (NLS-19) and the United States (Pathfinder-1).
Country Owner Name Nos Mass Type Objective India ISRO ScatSat-1 1 377 kg Miniaturized satellite Weather forecasting, cyclone prediction and tracking. IIT Bombay Pratham 1 10 kg Nanosatellite Research satellite. PES Institute of Technology PISat 1 5.25 kg Remote sensing. Algeria Agence Spatiale Algerienne Alsat-1B 1 103 kg Earth observation satellite Agricultural and disaster monitoring. Alsat-2B 1 117 kg Monitoring natural resources. Alsat-1N 1 7 kg Cubesat Technology demonstration satellite. Canada UTIAS CanX-7 1 8 kg USA Spaceflight Industries Pathfinder-1 1 44 kg Earth observation, micro-satellite Earth imaging.
See also Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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