PSLV-C51
PSLV-DL C51 lifting off from First launch pad
PSLV-DL launch
Launch28 February 2021 (2021-02-28), 03:54:00 UTC
PadSriharikota First
PayloadBrazil Amazônia-1
India Satish Dhawan Sat[1]
India JITsat
India GHRCEsat
India Sri Shakthi Sat
United States SpaceBEE (×12)[2]
Mexico SAI-I - Nanoconnect-2
India SindhuNetra
PSLV launches

The PSLV-C51[3] is the 53rd mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 was launched at 04:54 (UTC) / 10:24 (IST) on 28 February 2021 with the main payload from Brazil, INPE's Amazônia-1[4][5] and 18 other ride-sharing small satellites.[6][7][8][9] This is the first dedicated commercial launch executed by NSIL.[10]

Details

The PSLV-C51 was launched from the First Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,India. The PSLV C51 rocket carried primary payload, Amazônia-1 and 18 secondary payloads[7] like SDSat and three UnitySats[11](JITsat, GHRCEsat, Sri Shakthi Sat) etc.

It was the third flight of PSLV-DL,[3] having 2 strap-on boosters and placed the payloads in Sun-synchronous orbits.[12]

Private sector company Ananth Technologies worked with ISRO on the PSLV-C51 mission. The company conducted stage integration and checkout on the mission, marking the first time that ISRO had contracted a private sector company to undertake the task.[13][14]

Launch schedule

The launch was originally scheduled for 22 February 2021, but was delayed to 28 February owing to delays in assembly of the rocket.[15]

Mission overview


The PSLV C51 rocket has four stages; each one was self-contained, with its own propulsion system, thereby capable of functioning independently. The first and third stages used composite solid propellants, while the second and fourth stage use earth-storable liquid propellant.

References

  1. ^ "PSLV-C51 is scheduled to launch Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-passenger saitellites on February 28, 2021 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR". ISRO. 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Amazonia 1 - Evolução da Campanha de Lançamento". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "PSLV". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Satélite Amazônia-1 começa a ser fechado para a realização de testes ambientais". inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Satélite de monitoramento da Amazônia deverá ser lançado em fevereiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Governo do Brasil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Satélite Amazônia 1, primeiro totalmente feito no Brasil, é lançado ao espaço". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. ^ a b "PSLV C51 presskit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Lançamento do satélite Amazonia 1 adiado para o dia 28 de fevereiro". www.inpe.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  9. ^ "Next PSLV launch to carry 3 satellites made by Indian start-ups". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  10. ^ "2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans". Business Standard. 1 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Brazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "ISRO to kick off 2021 by launching its first Indian start-up passenger into space aboard the PSLV-C51". Business Insider. 17 December 2020.
  13. ^ "PSLV launch brings cheer to aerospace firm". The Hindu. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Hyderabad-based firm helped in ISRO satellite launch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Lançamento do satélite Amazonia 1 adiado para o dia 28 de fevereiro". 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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