PSLV-C47

PSLV-C47 was a mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, launched on Thursday, November 27, 2019, at 09:27 Hrs (IST) by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Cartosat-3 was injected into an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5-degree to the equator, 17 minutes and 38 seconds after lift-off.

The mission had Vikram 1601 processor, for first time, as navigation computer of launch vehicle.

Cartosat-3 shared the ride with 13 commercial 3U CubeSats including twelve SuperDoves (Flock-4p)[7] by Planet Labs and one Meshbed by Analytical Space of United States were also put in orbit using the same launch vehicle.

[8][9] Commercial ride-share was arranged by NewSpace India Limited, Spaceflight Industries and ISILaunch.

Cartosat-3 payload encapsulation