The PSLV-C44 was the 46th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program.

[1][2] The PSLV C-44 rocket had four stages; each one was self-contained, with its own propulsion system, thereby capable of functioning independently.

The satellite Microsat-R was placed into a lower Sun-synchronous orbit of 274.12 km (170.33 mi) altitude and 96.575° inclination, meanwhile, the second satellite was placed with an experimental 4th stage into an orbit of 450 km (280 mi) altitude and 98.767°.

[4] The satellite was launched free of cost and was placed into the orbit after 2 subsequent rocket burn past Microsat-R release.

[5][6] It would later be destroyed in the Indian ASAT test (Mission Shakti) on 27th March 2019.