PSLV-C4

PSLV-C4

PSLV-C4

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PSLV-C4 was the fourth operational launch and overall seventh mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty-eight launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 (originally called MetSat) into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV-C4 was launched at 15:53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range").[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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Mission highlights

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Mission parameters

  • Mass:
    • Total liftoff weight: 295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
    • Payload weight: 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb)
  • Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
  • Propellant:
    • First stage: Solid HTPB based (138.0 + 54 tonnes)
    • Second stage: Liquid UDMH + N2O4 (40.6 tonnes)
    • Third stage: Solid HTPB based (7.6 tonnes)
    • Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON (2.5 tonnes)
  • Engine:
    • First stage: S139
    • Second stage: Vikas
    • Third stage:
    • Fourth stage: 2 x PS-4
  • Thrust:
    • First stage: 4,628 + 662 x 6 kN
    • Second stage: 725 kN
    • Third stage: 260 kN
    • Fourth stage: 7.4 x 2 kN
  • Duration: 1,211 seconds

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Payload

PSLV-C4 carried and deployed India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.[1][2][4]

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References

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    "PSLV-C4". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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    "PSLV-C4 MetSat mission". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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    "PSLV-C4 Launch Successful - Places MetSat in Orbit". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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    "PSLV-C4 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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    "PSLV-C4 launched successfully from Sriharikota". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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    "PSLV". spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "ISRO's timeline. 1960s to today. #48". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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