PSLV-D1
Model of the PSLV rocket | |
| Mission type | Deployment of one satellite. |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Mission duration | 12 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 846 kilograms (1,865 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 05:12, September 20, 1993 (IST) |
| Rocket | PSLV |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Failed |
| Deactivated | 20 September 1993 |
| Payload | |
| IRS-1E (could not be placed in orbit). | |
PSLV-D1 was the first mission of the PSLV program. The rocket carried IRS-1E satellite but could not deploy it as the mission failed due to a software error in on board guidance and control processor. PSLV-D1 was launched at 5:12 a.m. IST on 20 September 1993. This mission was the only full failed mission under the PSLV program until the launch of PSLV-C39.