PSLV-C55

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PSLV - C55 lifts off on First Launch Pad
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Launch22 April 2023
08:49 (UTC)
Pad First Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Payload Flag of Singapore.svg TeLEOS-2
Flag of Singapore.svg Lumelite-4
Flag of India.svg 7× smaller payloads hosted on POEM-2 (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-2)
PSLV launches
  PSLV-C54
PSLV-C56  

The PSLV-C55 was the 57th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 16th flight of the PSLV-CA variant. [1]

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Launch

It was launched on Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 14:19 IST / 08:49 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. [2] [3] This was a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite weighing 741 kg and 16 kg respectively. [1] Both satellites belong to Singapore. [4]

Mission overview

Primary payload: TeLEOS-2

Secondary payload: Lumelite-4

This also marks the third time that PS4 is used after satellite separations as a platform for experiments. There are non-separable payloads mounted on MSA (multi-satellite adapter). [5] Payloads are powered on by a command after all satellites are separated. The orbital platform will remain in the same orbit achieved at the end of PS4 tank passivation after the primary mission. It has an expected life of 1 month. [1]

As a part of POEM-2 (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module), there are seven experimental non-separable payloads: [1] [6]

Mission Characteristics [1]
ParameterOrbit-1
Semi-Major Axis (km)6964
Alt (km)586
Eccentricity0.0
Inclination (deg.)10.00
Launch Pad FLP
Launch Azimuth (deg.)104

Propellant: [1]

The PSLV C55 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.

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References

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