PSLV-C44

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Launch24 January 2019, 18:07:00 UTC
Payload
  • Kalamsat-V2
  • Microsat-R
PSLV-C44
A PSLV-DL launch vehicle lifts off during nighttime
Liftoff of the PSLV-DL launch vehicle during flight C44
PSLV-DL launch
Launch24 January 2019, 18:07:00 UTC
OperatorIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
PadSriharikota, FLP
Payload
  • Kalamsat-V2
  • Microsat-R
OutcomeSuccess
PSLV launches

The PSLV-C44 was the 46th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. It was the first flight of PSLV-DL, having 2 strap-on boosters and placed a primary payload Microsat-R and a secondary payload of Kalamsat V2 in Sun-synchronous orbits.[1]

The PSLV-C44 was launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11:37:00 P.M. IST on 24 January 2019, following a 28-hour countdown that began at 07:37 P.M. IST on 23 January 2019.[1][2]

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