EOS-6 (Oceansat-3)
PSLV
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Oceansat-3
Type: Earth Science
Launch Cost: $21,000,000
Oceansat-3 is a part of ISRO’s Oceansat program. Its main purpose is ocean observation, which includes gathering ocean color data, sea surface temperature measurements and wind vector data.
Location
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Sriharikota, Republic of India
81 rockets have launched from Sriharikota, Republic of India.
Rocket
PSLV – Indian Space Research Organization
Family: PSLV
Length: 44 m
Diameter: 2.8 m
Launch Mass: 295 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3800 kg
The PSLV was manufactured by Indian Space Research Organization with the first launch on 1993-09-20. PSLV has 10 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 12 launches. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Agency
Indian Space Research Organization
Type: Government
Abbreviation: ISRO
Administration: Chairman: S. Somanath
Founded: 1969
Launchers: PSLV | GSLV
Spacecraft: Gaganyaan
Country: IND
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.”
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