Operator ISRO Spacecraft type Launch vehicle | Website ISRO website Manufacturer ISRO | |
Mission type Deployment of one satellite. Spacecraft Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle | ||
PSLV-D3 was the overall third and second successful mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P3 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.
Launch
PSLV-D3 was launched at 04:53 a.m. IST on 21 March 1996 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P3 satellite in the sun-synchronous orbit.
References
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