PSLV-C28

PSLV-C28

Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type	Deployment of 5 satellites.
Operator	ISRO & Antrix Corporation
COSPAR ID	2015-032C & 2015-032D
SATCAT no.	40717 & 40718
Website	ISRO website
Mission duration	19 minutes & 21 seconds
Distance travelled	647 Km
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO (Launch Vehicle) & Surrey Satellite (Satellites)
Launch mass	320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb)
Payload mass	1,440 kilograms (3,170 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	21:58:00, July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10T21:58:00) (IST)
Rocket	PSLV
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor	ISRO
Deployment date	10 Jul 2015
End of mission
Disposal	Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated	10 Jul 2015
Orbital parameters
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload
Three DMC3 satellites, One CBNT-1 (technology demonstrator)&, One De-OrbitSail (TD nano satellite)
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions

PSLV-C28 (a.k.a. DMC3 mission) was the 29th consecutive successful mission (overall 30th) of the PSLV program. The PSLV-C28 carried and successfully deployed 5 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) and payload mass of payload mass 1,440 kilograms (3,170 lb), the C28 was the heaviest commercial mission undertaken by Indian Space Research Organisation and Antrix Corporation. The PSLV-C28 carried three identical optical earth observation satellites (DMC3-1, DMC3-2 & DMC3-3), an optical earth observation technology demonstrator micro satellite (CBNT-1) and an experimental nano satellite (De-orbitSail). All the satellites were built by Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). Although built by SSTL, the "De-orbitSail" belonged to the Surrey Space Centre.

See also

• Indian Space Research Organisation
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle