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2007-01-10 India-Pakistan

Indian PSLV successfully launches 4 satellites into orbit

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Posted by john 2007-01-10 05:30|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Full Press Release (lots of details)

PSLV Successfully Launches Four Satellites

After the final count down, PSLV-C7 lifted off from the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR, at 9.23 am with the ignition of the core first stage and four of the six strap-on motors. The remaining two strap-on motors were ignited at 25 sec after lift-off. The important flight events included the separation of the ground-lit strap-on motors, separation of air-lit strap-on motors and the first stage, ignition of the second stage, separation of the heatshield at about 121 km altitude after the vehicle had cleared the dense atmosphere, second stage separation, third stage ignition, third stage separation, fourth stage ignition and fourth stage cut-off.

The 680 kg main payload, CARTOSAT-2, mounted over DLA, was the first satellite to be injected into orbit at 981.3 sec after lift-off at an altitude of 639 km. About 45 sec later, DLA with the 6 kg PEHUENSAT-1 mounted on it, was separated. 120 sec later, the 550 kg Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) mounted inside DLA was separated and finally, 190 sec later, the 56 kg LAPAN-TUBSAT, mounted on the equipment bay of PSLV fourth stage was separated.

The four satellites have been placed in a polar orbit at an altitude of 637 km with an inclination of 97.9 deg with respect to the equator. The initial signals indicate their normal health.

Posted by john 2007-01-10 05:34|| 2007-01-10 05:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Mission photos here

Posted by john 2007-01-10 05:37|| 2007-01-10 05:37|| Front Page Top

#3 *cough*MIRV test*cough....

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-10 06:09|| 2007-01-10 06:09|| Front Page Top

#4 India just has one of the coolest little space programs.

Posted by Mike 2007-01-10 06:13|| 2007-01-10 06:13|| Front Page Top

#5 This photo is particularly interesting...

Posted by john 2007-01-10 06:17|| 2007-01-10 06:17|| Front Page Top

#6 . Indian Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)

For a spy-sat or manned capsule I wonder?

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-10 07:10|| 2007-01-10 07:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Manned casule it looks like from the pic. A photo return capsule would be much smaller.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-10 07:13|| 2007-01-10 07:13|| Front Page Top

#8 ISRO is hoping to convince the Indian government to fund a manned mission to orbit.

If the SRE goes well, they would have proven some of the technology and silenced some of the critics.

They also hope to do a sample recovery mission from the moon (the first moon probe, due for launch next year, will only send down an impactor) in the coming years and need recovery technology.

Posted by john 2007-01-10 15:05|| 2007-01-10 15:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Launch video here

Posted by john 2007-01-10 15:35|| 2007-01-10 15:35|| Front Page Top

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