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'''PSLV-C3''' was the third operational launch and overall sixth mission of the [[PSLV]] program. This launch was also the forty-sixth launch by [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried three satellites which were deployed in the [[Sun-synchronous orbit|Sun-synchronous]] [[Low Earth orbit]].<ref name="PSLV-C3">{{cite news|title=PSLV-C3|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]|accessdate=10 Jul 2016|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c3}}</ref><ref name="PSLV-C3 brochure">{{cite news|title=PSLV-C3 brochure|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]|accessdate=10 Jul 2016|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/pdf/pslv-brochures/PSLVC3.pdf}}</ref> |
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 Model of the PSLV rocket | |
| Mission type | Deployment of three satellites. |
|---|---|
| Operator | File:ISRO Logo.gif ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Mission duration | 1,658 seconds |
| Apogee | 586.688 kilometres (365 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | File:ISRO Logo.gif ISRO |
| Launch mass | 294,000 kilograms (648,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 1,294 kilograms (2,853 lb) |
| Dimensions | 44.4 metres (146 ft) (overall height) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10:23:00, October 22, 2001 (IST) |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
| Contractor | File:ISRO Logo.gif ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Placed in graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | October 22, 2001 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Sun-synchronous |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Payload | |
 TES BIRD PROBA | |
| Mass | 1,294 kilograms (2,853 lb) |
PSLV-C3 was the third operational launch and overall sixth mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty-sixth launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried three satellites which were deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1][2]
- ^ "PSLV-C3". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 10 Jul 2016.
- ^ "PSLV-C3 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 10 Jul 2016.