PSLV C45 MISSION TO MARK SEVERAL FIRST FOR ISRO

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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45), will launch EMISAT, the primary satellite and 28 international customer satellites.

EMISAT:

    • Weighing about 436 kg, EMISAT based on ISRO’s Indian Mini Satellite -2 (IMS-2) bus platform. The satellite is intended for electromagnetic spectrum
    • The PS4 orbital platform is envisaged to provide a microgravity environment for research organisations and academic institutes to perform
    • In this mission, the PS4 hosts three payloads, namely,
    • Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO,
    • Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), India and
    • Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science and technology (IIST).
    • 7. The 28 international customer satellites are from four countries, viz. Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland and USA. All these satellites are being launched under commercial arrangements.

    Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle:

  • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third generation launch vehicle of India.
  • It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages.
  • After its first successful launch in October 1994, PSLV emerged as the reliable and versatile workhorse launch vehicle of India with 39 consecutively successful missions by June 2017.
  • During 1994-2017 period, the vehicle has launched 48 Indian satellites and 209 satellites
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