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
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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
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1994-10-15 ⓘ |
| launchMassClass | medium-lift launch vehicle flight ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | success ⓘ |
| launchPad | First Launch Pad, Sriharikota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
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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
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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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