PSLV-C34
Model of the PSLV rocket | |
| Mission type | Deployment of 20 satellites. |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Mission duration | 26:30 minutes |
| Distance travelled | 505 Km |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 09:26, 22 June 2016 (IST) |
| Rocket | PSLV |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Deployment date | 22 June 2016 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 22 June 2016 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Payload | |
| Cartosat-2 satellite (primary) and 19 other satellites from Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia & United States. | |
| Transponders | |
| HPBW | |
| First stage | |
| Propellant mass | 211,400 kg (466,100 lb) |
| Propellant | HTPB based |
| Second stage | |
| Propellant mass | 42,000 kg (93,000 lb) |
| Propellant | Liquid UH 25 + N2O4 |
| Third stage | |
| Propellant mass | 7,600 kg (16,800 lb) |
| Propellant | HTPB based |
| Fourth stage | |
| Propellant mass | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) |
| Propellant | Liquid MMH + MON-3 |
PSLV-C34 was the 36th mission of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) program and 14th mission of PSLV in XL configuration. The PSLV-C34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) and payload mass of 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb), the C34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organisation in a single mission. The PSLV-C34 carried One Cartosat-2 satellite, SathyabamaSat (satellite from Sathyabama University, Chennai), Swayam (satellite from College of Engineering, Pune) & 17 other satellites from United States, Canada, Germany & Indonesia.