PSLV C17 - GSAT 12 Satellite
This time Isro's PSLV C17 will be Launch a GSAT 12 Satellite.GSAT 12 is the one of the communication satellite.
PSLV has been 17 continuously Launched successfully,from October 1994 to till April 2011.
What is PSLV?
PSLV is nothing but Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
PSLV is used to launching satellites in sun and geo synchronous orbit respectively.
a) Sun synchronous Polar orbit - more than 1500 kg satellites
b) Geo synchronous orbit - more than 1000kg satellites
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lift off more than 280 tonnes weight.
First PSLV launched Successfully on 15th October 1994.Last time,PSLV-C16 launched 3 Satellites(listed below) on 20th April 2011.
April 2011 PSLV-C16
| Satellite | Mission | Country |
| RESOURCESAT-2 | Remote Sensing | India |
| YOUTHSAT | atmospheric satellite | Indo-Russian |
| X-SAT | Remote sensing and onboard image processing | Singapore's first satellite |
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