ISRO – PSLV-C44 launches Microsat-R and Kalamsat

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Jan. 24, 2019

PSLV-C44 launches Microsat-R and Kalamsat

PSLV-C44 successfully launched Microsat-R on January 24, 2019 at 23:37 hrs (IST)  from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Microsat-R, an imaging satellite was injected into Sun Synchronous Polar orbit.

PSLV-C44 launches Microsat-R and Kalamsat

For ISRO’s PSLV-C44 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in “DL” configuration launched Microsat-R, an imaging satellite, and Kalamsat, a student payload, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 24 January 2019, at 18:08 UTC (23:38 IST). PSLV-C44 is the first mission of PSLV-DL, a new variant of PSLV with 2 strap-on boosters.

Kalamsat

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C44, launches the Microsat-R imaging satellite and the Kalamsat student payload into low Earth orbit. ISRO will debut a new version of the PSLV, named the PSLV-DL, with two strap-on solid rocket boosters.

Kalamsat student developper team

The fourth stage of the rocket carries the battery-powered Kalamsat student-built payload to demonstrate the use of the PSLV upper stage as a long-lived experiment platform.

PSLV-C44 is the 46th flight of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the first flight of PSLV-DL (with 2 strap-ons) variant.

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