PSLV-C34

PSLV-C34
	Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type	Deployment of 20 satellites.
Operator	ISRO
Website	ISRO website
Mission duration	26:30 minutes
Distance travelled	505 Km
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb)
Payload mass	1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	09:26:00, 22 June 2016 (IST)
Rocket	PSLV
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor	ISRO
Deployment date	22 June 2016
End of mission
Disposal	Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated	22 June 2016
Orbital parameters
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload
	Cartosat-2 satellite (primary) and 19 other satellites from Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia & United States.
Transponders
HPBW
First stage
Propellant mass	211,400 kg (466,100 lb)
Propellant	HTPB based
Second stage
Propellant mass	42,000 kg (93,000 lb)
Propellant	Liquid UH 25 + N2O4
Third stage
Propellant mass	7,600 kg (16,800 lb)
Propellant	HTPB based
Fourth stage
Propellant mass	2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
Propellant	Liquid MMH + MON-3
	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions ← PSLV-C33 PSLV-C35 →

PSLV-C34 was the 36th mission of the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) program and 14th mission of PSLV in XL configuration. The PSLV-C34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb) and payload mass of 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb), the C34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organisation in a single mission. The PSLV-C34 carried One Cartosat-2 satellite, SathyabamaSat (satellite from Sathyabama University, Chennai), Swayam (satellite from College of Engineering, Pune) & 17 other satellites from United States, Canada, Germany & Indonesia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Mission parameters

Mass:
- Total liftoff weight: 320,000 kilograms (710,000 lb)
- Payload weight: 1,288 kilograms (2,840 lb)
Overall height: 44.4 metres (145.7 ft)
Propellant:
- Stage 1: Solid HTPB based
- Stage 2: Liquid UH 25 + N₂O₄
- Stage 3: Solid HTPB based
- Stage 4: Liquid MMH + MON-3
Altitude: 526.877 kilometres (327 mi)
Maximum velocity: 7,606.61 metres per second (24,956 ft/s) (recorded at time of Cartosat-2 separation)
Inclination: 97.48°
Period: 26 minutes 30 seconds

Source:^[7]

Launch

PSLV-C34 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 09:26 IST on 22 June 2016. The PSLV carried total 20 satellites including the primary payload Cartosat-2C. Cartosat-2C was placed in low Earth orbit at 9:44 IST. The entire mission lasted 26 minutes and 30 seconds.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The PSLV-C34 is a more advanced, expendable version of the rocket used to launch the Indian Mars Orbiter in 2014.^[8]

Mission milestones

The mission marked:

36th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
14th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in XL configuration.
Record number of satellites carried on a single flight by ISRO.

Sources:^[4]^[7]

Record launch

On 28 April 2008, by placing 10 satellites on PSLV-C9 (PSLV-CA), Indian Space Research Organisation created a world record for the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission. This record was broken by NASA in 2013 (by launching 29 satellites) and was further improved by ISRO when they launched 104 satellites. PSLV-C34 launch was the biggest launch (in terms of number of satellites) by ISRO until PSLV-C37.^[9]^[10]

Payload

PSLV-C34 carried and deployed total 20 satellites. Following are the details of the payload.^[7]

Country	Name	Nos	Mass	Type	Objective
Canada	M3MSat	1	85 kg	Microsatellite technology demonstration	Study of AIS from Low Earth orbit.
Canada	GHGSat-D	1	25.5 kg	Earth observation microsatellite	Measuring atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases.
	BIROS	1	130 kg	Earth observation microsatellite	Remote sensing of high-temperature events.
India	Cartosat-2C	1	727.5 kg	Earth observation satellite	Primary payload. For LIS & GIS uses.
	SathyabamaSat	1	01.5 kg	Earth observation nanosatellite	Collect data on greenhouse gases.
	Swayam	1	01 kg	Earth observation nanosatellite	To provide point-to-point messaging services to HAM community.
	LAPAN-A3	1	120 kg	Earth observation microsatellite	For land use, natural resource and environment monitoring.
USA	SkySat Gen2-1	1	110 kg	Earth observation microsatellite	Capable of capturing sub-meter resolution imagery and High-definition video.
USA	Flock-2P	12	04.7 kg	Earth observation nanosatellites	Earth imaging.

References

^ ^a ^b "PSLV-C34". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "SATHYABAMASAT". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "SWAYAM". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "India sets new record in space mission; PSLV C34 successfully injects 20 satellites into orbit". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Big boost to India's space mission: ISRO sets record". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "ISRO's 20-in-1 mission successful". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "PSLV-C34 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "Big money for India in space". Deccan Chronicle. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
^ U Tejonmayam (22 June 2016). "India sets new record in space mission; PSLV C34 successfully injects 20 satellites into orbit". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Loren Grush (15 February 2017). "Record-breaking 104 satellites launched into space by a single rocket". The Verge. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[PSLV-C34-1] "PSLV-C34". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[SATHYABAMASAT-2] "SATHYABAMASAT". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[SWAYAM-3] "SWAYAM". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[India_sets_new_record_in_space_mission;_PSLV_C34_successfully_injects_20_satellites_into_orbit-4] "India sets new record in space mission; PSLV C34 successfully injects 20 satellites into orbit". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[Big_boost_to_India's_space_mission:_ISRO_sets_record-5] "Big boost to India's space mission: ISRO sets record". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[ISRO's_20-in-1_mission_successful-6] "ISRO's 20-in-1 mission successful". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[PSLV-C34_brochure-7] "PSLV-C34 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation website. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[8] "Big money for India in space". Deccan Chronicle. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[9] U Tejonmayam (22 June 2016). "India sets new record in space mission; PSLV C34 successfully injects 20 satellites into orbit". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[10] Loren Grush (15 February 2017). "Record-breaking 104 satellites launched into space by a single rocket". The Verge. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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v t e Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
1990s	PSLV-D1 (20 Sep 1993, failure) PSLV-D2 (15 Oct 1994) PSLV-D3 (21 Mar 1996) PSLV-C1 (29 Sep 1997) PSLV-C2 (26 May 1999)
2000s	PSLV-C3 (22 Oct 2001) PSLV-C4 (METSAT, 12 Sep 2002) PSLV-C5 (Resourcesat-1, 17 Oct 2003) PSLV-C6 (HAMSAT, 5 May 2005) PSLV-C7 (10 Jan 2007) PSLV-C8 (23 Apr 2007) PSLV-C10 (21 Jan 2008) PSLV-C9 (28 Apr 2008) PSLV-C11 (22 Oct 2008) PSLV-C12 (20 Apr 2009) PSLV-C14 (23 Sep 2009)
2010s	PSLV-C15 (12 Jul 2010) PSLV-C16 (20 Apr 2011) PSLV-C17 (15 Jul 2011) PSLV-C18 (12 Oct 2011) PSLV-C19 (26 Apr 2012) PSLV-C21 (9 Sep 2012) PSLV-C20 (25 Feb 2013) PSLV-C22 (IRNSS-1A, 1 Jul 2013) PSLV-C25 (Mars Orbiter Mission, 5 Nov 2013) PSLV-C24 (IRNSS-1B, 4 Apr 2014) PSLV-C23 (30 Jun 2014) PSLV-C26 (IRNSS-1C, 16 Oct 2014) PSLV-C27 (IRNSS-1D, 28 Mar 2015) PSLV-C28 (DMC-3, 10 Jul 2015) PSLV-C30 (28 Sep 2015) PSLV-C29 (16 Dec 2015) PSLV-C31 (IRNSS-1E, 20 Jan 2016) PSLV-C32 (IRNSS-1F, 10 Mar 2016) PSLV-C33 (IRNSS-1G, 28 Apr 2016) PSLV-C34 (22 Jun 2016) PSLV-C35 (SCATSAT-1, 26 Sep 2016) PSLV-C36 (Resourcesat-2A, 7 Dec 2016) PSLV-C37 (15 Feb 2017) PSLV-C38 (23 Jun 2017) PSLV-C39 (IRNSS-1H, 31 Aug 2017, failure) PSLV-C40 (Cartosat-2F, 12 Jan 2018) PSLV-C41 (IRNSS-1I, 11 Apr 2018) PSLV-C42 (16 Sep 2018) PSLV-C43 (HySIS, 29 Nov 2018) PSLV-C44 (Microsat-R, 24 Jan 2019) PSLV-C45 (EMISAT, 1 Apr 2019) PSLV-C46 (RISAT-2B, 22 May 2019) PSLV-C47 (Cartosat-3, 27 Nov 2019) PSLV-C48 (RISAT-2BR1, 11 Dec 2019)
2020s	PSLV-C49 (EOS-01, 7 Nov 2020) PSLV-C50 (CMS-01, 17 Dec 2020) PSLV-C51 (Amazônia-1, 28 Feb 2021) PSLV-C52 (EOS-04, 14 Feb 2022) PSLV-C53 (DS-EO, NeuSAR, Scoob-1, POEM-1 (hosted), 30 Jun 2022) PSLV-C54 (EOS-06, BhutanSat aka INS-2B, Anand, 26 Nov 2022) PSLV-C55 (TeLEOS-2, Lumelite-4, POEM-2 (hosted), 22 Apr 2023) PSLV-C56 (DS-SAR, VELOX-AM, 30 Jul 2023) PSLV-C57 (Aditya-L1, 2 Sep 2023) PSLV-C58 (XPoSat, POEM-3 (hosted), 1 Jan 2024)
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List of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital launch systems
Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Ariane 6 Atlas V Ceres 1 1S Chollima-1 Electron Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha Gravity-1 GSLV H-IIA H3 Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 KAIROS^† Kaituozhe 2 Kinetica 1 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 11H LVM3 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qaem 100 Qased RS1^† Shavit 2 Simorgh SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Starship Tianlong-2 Unha Vega C Vulcan Centaur Zhuque 2
In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Deca Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 12 Miura 5 MLV Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 NGLV Nova OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Terran R Tianlong-3 VLM Vega E Zero Zhuque 3 Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 230+ Ariane 1 2 3 4 5 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able^† Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga^† Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV IV Heavy Diamant Dnepr Energia Epsilon Europa I^† II^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S LauncherOne Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan^† Pilot-2^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna^† Rocket 3 Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Terran 1^† Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon R-36-O original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard Vega original VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M 2FG 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque 1^†
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