PSLV-D2

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PSLV-D2 was the second developmental flight of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), marking an early step in establishing the PSLV as a reliable workhorse for ISRO’s satellite launches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PSLV mission
launch vehicle flight
abbreviationExpansion Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – Developmental flight 2 NERFINISHED
agency Department of Space, Government of India NERFINISHED
apogeeAltitude approximately 830 km
country India
developmentalFlightNumber 2
family PSLV launch vehicle family NERFINISHED
firstStagePropellant solid
flightNumberInProgram 2
followedBy PSLV-D3 NERFINISHED
fourthStagePropellant liquid
inclination approximately 98 degrees
launchCountry India NERFINISHED
launchDate 15 October 1994
1994-10-15
launchMassClass medium-lift launch vehicle flight
launchOutcome success
launchPad First Launch Pad, Sriharikota NERFINISHED
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED
Sriharikota NERFINISHED
launchVehicle PSLV NERFINISHED
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle NERFINISHED
launchVehicleVariant PSLV core-alone early developmental configuration
missionType Earth observation satellite launch
orbital launch
technology demonstration
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit
polar orbit
payloadOwner Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED
payloadType remote sensing satellite
perigeeAltitude approximately 820 km
precededBy PSLV-D1 NERFINISHED
primaryPayload IRS-P2 NERFINISHED
program PSLV programme NERFINISHED
relatedInfrastructure ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network NERFINISHED
secondStagePropellant liquid
significance early step in establishing PSLV as a reliable workhorse launcher
first fully successful PSLV mission
second developmental flight of PSLV
stageConfiguration four-stage launch vehicle
status completed mission
thirdStagePropellant solid
usedFor placing IRS-P2 into Sun-synchronous orbit

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PSLV-D1 successorMission PSLV-D2