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PSLV D2

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Operator
  
ISRO

Spacecraft type
  
Launch vehicle

Website
  
ISRO website

Manufacturer
  
ISRO

Mission type
  
Deployment of one satellite.

Spacecraft
  
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

PSLV-D2 was the second mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P2 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.

Launch

PSLV-D2 was launched at 05:05 a.m. IST on 15 October 1994 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P2 satellite in a 820 km sun-synchronous orbit.

References

PSLV-D2 Wikipedia