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- Title
PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 mission: the launcher aspects.
- Authors
Kunhikrishnan, P.; Sowmianarayanan, L.; Nampoothiri, M. Vishnu
- Abstract
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) precisely placed the indigenous Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) in the intended orbit successfully on 26 April 2012. This marked the 20th successive success of the launcher. This article gives the special aspects of the 'PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 mission' from the techno-managerial perspective of launch vehicle project. Also given is a summary of the performance of the launch vehicle in this flight.
- Subjects
RISAT-1 (Radar imaging satellite); SPACE vehicle launching; LAUNCH vehicles (Astronautics); APRIL; SPACE flight; SPACE launch industry
- Publication
Current Science (00113891), 2013, Vol 104, Issue 4, p472
- ISSN
0011-3891
- Publication type
Article