PSLV-D2 was the second mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P2 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1][2][3][4]

PSLV-D2

Model of the PSLV rocket
Mission type	Deployment of one satellite.
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID
Website	ISRO website
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Spacecraft type	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	295,000 kilograms (650,000 lb)
Payload mass	804 kilograms (1,773 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	05:05:00, October 15, 1994 (UTC) (1994-10-15T05:05:00Z) (IST)
Rocket	PSLV
Launch site	Sriharikota Launching Range
Contractor	ISRO
End of mission
Disposal	Placed in graveyard orbit
Deactivated	15 October 1994
Orbital parameters
Regime	Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit
Payload
IRS-P2
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions ← PSLV-D1 PSLV-D3 →

Launch

PSLV-D2 was launched at 5:05 a.m. IST on 15 October 1994 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P2 satellite in an 820 km sun-synchronous orbit.[1][2][3][4]

See also

• Indian Space Research Organisation
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

References