Polar satellite launch vehicle - Wikipedia Polar satellite launch vehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Rendering of standard PSLV rocket Function Medium lift launch system Manufacturer ISRO Country of origin India Cost per launch US $21 - 31 million ( 1 ) Size Height 44 metres ( 144 ft ) Diameter 2.8 metres ( 9 ft 2 in ) Mass PSLV - G : 295,000 kg ( 650,000 lb ) PSLV - CA : 230,000 kg ( 510,000 lb ) PSLV - XL : 320,000 kg ( 710,000 lb ) Stages Capacity Payload to LEO 3,800 kg ( 8,400 lb ) Payload to SSO ( 620 km ) 1,750 kg ( 3,860 lb ) Payload to Sub-GTO 1,425 kg ( 3,142 lb ) Payload to GTO 1,200 kg ( 2,600 lb ) Launch history Status Active Launch sites Sriharikota Total launches 41 PSLV - G : 12 PSLV - CA : 11 PSLV - XL : 18 Successes 38 PSLV - G : 10 PSLV - CA : 11 PSLV - XL : 17 Failures 2 ( PSLV - D1, PSLV - C39 ) Partial failures 1 ( PSLV - C1 ) First flight PSLV : 20 September 1993 PSLV - CA : 23 April 2007 PSLV - XL : 22 October 2008 Notable payloads Chandrayaan - 1, Mars Orbiter Mission, Astrosat, SRE - 1, NAVIC Boosters ( PSLV - G ) -- S9 No. boosters 6 Thrust 510 kN ( 110,000 lb ) Specific impulse 262 s ( 2.57 km / s ) Burn time 44 seconds Fuel Hydroxyl - terminated polybutadiene Boosters ( PSLV - XL ) -- S12 No. boosters 6 Length 12 m ( 39 ft ) Diameter 1 m ( 3.3 ft ) Propellant mass 12,200 kg ( 26,900 lb ) each Thrust 719 kN ( 162,000 lb ) Specific impulse 262 s ( 2.57 km / s ) Burn time 49 seconds Fuel Hydroxyl - terminated polybutadiene First stage Length 20 m ( 66 ft ) Diameter 2.8 m ( 9.2 ft ) Propellant mass 138,200 kg ( 304,700 lb ) each Motor S139 Thrust 4,800 kN ( 1,100,000 lb ) Specific impulse 237 s ( 2.32 km / s ) ( sea level ) 269 s ( 2.64 km / s ) ( vacuum ) Burn time 105 seconds Fuel HTPB Second stage Length 12.8 m ( 42 ft ) Diameter 2.8 m ( 9.2 ft ) Propellant mass 42,000 kg ( 93,000 lb ) each Engines 1 Vikas Thrust 799 kN ( 180,000 lb ) Specific impulse 293 s ( 2.87 km / s ) Burn time 158 seconds Fuel N O / UDMH Third stage Length 3.6 m ( 12 ft ) Diameter 2 m ( 6.6 ft ) Propellant mass 7,600 kg ( 16,800 lb ) each Motor HPS3 Thrust 240 kN ( 54,000 lb ) Specific impulse 295 s ( 2.89 km / s ) Burn time 83 seconds Fuel Hydroxyl - terminated polybutadiene Fourth stage Length 3 m ( 9.8 ft ) Diameter 1.3 m ( 4.3 ft ) Propellant mass 2,500 kg ( 5,500 lb ) each Engines 2 x L - 2 - 5 Thrust 15.2 kN ( 3,400 lb ) Specific impulse 308 s ( 3.02 km / s ) Burn time 425 seconds Fuel MMH / MON The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed 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, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into geostationary transfer orbit ( GTO ). In 2015 India successfully launched 17 foreign satellites belonging to Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Some notable payloads launched by PSLV include India 's first lunar probe Chandrayaan - 1, India 's first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan ( Mars orbiter ) and India 's first space observatory, Astrosat. On 15 February 2017, India successfully launched a payload of 104 foreign satellites in polar orbit around the Earth using PSLV tripling the previous record held by Russia for most number of satellites sent to space in a single launch. Now pslv is readily launching in this month again with some satellites in half of december Contents 1 Development 2 Vehicle description 2.1 Variants 3 Launch history 4 Planned launches 5 Launch frequency 6 Notable flights 7 Launch failures 7.1 IRS - 1E 7.2 IRS - 1D 7.3 IRNSS - 1H 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Development PSLV was designed and developed in the early 1990s at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The inertial navigation systems are developed by ISRO Inertial Systems Unit ( IISU ) at Thiruvananthapuram. The liquid propulsion stages for the second and fourth stages of PSLV as well as the reaction control systems are developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre ( LPSC ) at Mahendragiri near Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The solid propellant motors are processed at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( SHAR ) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh which also carries out launch operations. The PSLV was first launched on 20 September 1993. The first and second stages performed as expected, but an attitude control problem led to the collision of the second and third stages at separation, and the payload failed to reach orbit. After this initial setback, the PSLV successfully completed its second mission in 1994. The fourth launch of PSLV suffered a partial failure in 1997, leaving its payload in a lower than planned orbit. Since then, the PSLV has launched 34 times with no further failures. PSLV continues to support Indian and foreign satellite launches especially for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) satellites. It has undergone several improvements with each subsequent version, especially those involving thrust, efficiency as well as weight. In November 2013, it was used to launch the Mars Orbiter Mission, India 's first interplanetary probe. ISRO is planning to privatise the operations of PSLV and will work through a joint venture with private industries. The integration and launch will be managed an industrial consortium through Antrix Corporation. Vehicle description The PSLV has four stages using solid and liquid propulsion systems alternately. The first stage, one of the largest solid rocket boosters in the world, carries 138 tonnes of hydroxyl - terminated polybutadiene - bound ( HTPB ) propellant and develops a maximum thrust of about 4,800 kN. The 2.8 - m diameter motor case is made of maraging steel and has an empty mass of 30,200 kg. Pitch and yaw control during first stage flight is provided by the Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control System ( SITVC ), which injects an aqueous solution of strontium perchlorate into the nozzle to produce asymmetric thrust. The solution is stored in two cylindrical aluminium tanks strapped to the solid rocket motor and pressurised with nitrogen. Roll control is provided by two small liquid engines on opposite sides of the stage, the Roll Control Thrusters ( RCT ). On the PSLV and PSLV - XL, first stage thrust is augmented by six strap - on solid boosters. Four boosters are ground - lit and the remaining two ignite 25 seconds after launch. In the standard PSLV, each booster carries nine tonnes of propellant and produces 510 kN thrust. The PSLV - XL uses larger boosters which carry 12 tonnes of propellant and produce 719 kN thrust. Two strap - on boosters are equipped with SITVC for additional attitude control. The PSLV - CA uses no strap - on boosters. The second stage employs the Vikas engine and carries 41.5 tonnes ( 40 tonnes till C - 5 mission ) of liquid propellant -- unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ( UDMH ) as fuel and nitrogen tetroxide ( N O ) as oxidiser. It generates a maximum thrust of 800 kN ( 724 till C - 5 mission ). The engine is hydraulically gimbaled ( ± 4 ° ) to provide pitch and yaw control, while roll control is provided by two hot gas reaction control motors. The third stage uses 7 tonnes of HTPB - based solid propellant and produces a maximum thrust of 240 kN. It has a Kevlar - polyamide fibre case and a submerged nozzle equipped with a flex - bearing - seal gimbaled nozzle ( ± 2 ° ) thrust vector engine for pitch & yaw control. Roll control is provided by the fourth stage reaction control system ( RCS ). The fourth stage is powered by twin engines burning monomethylhydrazine ( MMH ) and mixed oxides of nitrogen ( MON ). Each engine generates 7.4 kN thrust and is gimbaled ( ± 3 ° ) to provide pitch, yaw & roll control during powered flight. Coast phase attitude control is provided by RCS. The stage carries 2,500 kg of propellant in the PSLV and PSLV - XL and 2,100 kg in the PSLV - CA. PSLV is developed with a group of wide - range control units. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Pitch SITVC Engine Gimbal Flex Nozzle Engine Gimbal Yaw SITVC Engine Gimbal Flex Nozzle Engine Gimbal Roll RCT and SITVC in 2 PSOMs HRCM Hot Gas Reaction Control Motor PS4 RCS PS4 RCS Variants ISRO has envisaged a number of variants of PSLV to cater to different mission requirements. There are currently three operational versions of the PSLV -- the standard ( PSLV ), the core - alone ( PSLV - CA ) without the six strap - on booster motors, and the ( PSLV - XL ) version, which carries more solid fuel in its strap - on motors than the standard version. These configurations provide wide variations in payload capabilities ranging from 3800 kg in LEO to 1800 kg in Sun - synchronous orbit. PSLV - G ( Operational ) The standard version of the PSLV ( PSLV - G ) has four stages using solid and liquid propulsion systems alternately and six strap - on boosters. It currently has capability to launch 1,678 kg to 622 km into Sun - synchronous orbit. PSLV - CA ( Operational ) The PSLV - CA, CA meaning `` Core Alone '', model premiered on 23 April 2007. The CA model does not include the six strap - on boosters used by the PSLV standard variant. Two small roll control modules and two first - stage motor control injection tanks were still attached to the side of the first stage. The fourth stage of the CA variant has 400 kg less propellant when compared to its standard version. It currently has capability to launch 1,100 kg to 622 km Sun synchronous orbit. PSLV - XL ( Operational ) PSLV - XL is the upgraded version of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its standard configuration boosted by more powerful, stretched strap - on boosters. Weighing 320 tonnes at lift - off, the vehicle uses larger strap - on motors ( PSOM - XL ) to achieve higher payload capability. PSOM - XL uses larger 1 - metre diameter, 13.5 m length motors, and carries 12 tonnes of solid propellants instead of 9 tonnes used in the earlier configuration of PSLV. On 29 December 2005, ISRO successfully tested the improved version of strap - on booster for the PSLV. The first version of PSLV - XL was the launch of Chandrayaan - 1 by PSLV C11. The payload capability for this variant is 1800 kg compared to 1600 kg for the other variants. Other launches include the RISAT ( Radar Imaging Satellite ) and GSAT - 12. Variant Launches Successes Failures Partial failures PSLV ( Standard ) 12 10 PSLV - CA ( Core Alone ) 11 11 0 0 PSLV - XL ( Extended ) 18 17 0 PSLV - 3S ( Under development / Proposed ) ISRO is also considering the development of a three - stage version of the rocket without six strap - on boosters ( with the second stage of the four - stage version removed ) which will be capable of placing 500 kg to LEO. Launch history As of 31 August 2017 the PSLV has made 41 launches, with 38 successfully reaching their planned orbits, two outright failures and one partial failure, yielding a success rate of 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 % ( or 7001950000000000000 ♠ 95 % including the partial failure ). All launches have occurred from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( SDSC ), known before 2002 as the Sriharikota Range ( SHAR ). Flight Variant Launch date / time ( UTC ) Launch pad Payload Payload mass Result D1 PSLV - G 20 September 1993 05 : 12 First IRS - 1E 846 kg Failure Maiden flight ; attitude control failure at second stage separation. D2 PSLV - G 15 October 1994 05 : 05 First IRS - P2 804 kg Success D3 PSLV - G 21 March 1996 04 : 53 First IRS - P3 920 kg Success C1 PSLV - G 29 September 1997 04 : 47 First IRS - 1D 1250 kg Partial failure First operational flight ; fourth stage under - performed resulting in lower than planned orbit. Satellite used own propulsion to move to correct orbit. C2 PSLV - G 26 May 1999 06 : 22 First Oceansat - 1 DLR - Tubsat Kitsat - 3 1050 kg 45 kg 107 kg Success First launch to have foreign satellites, and first to carry multiple satellites. C3 PSLV - G 22 October 2001 04 : 53 First TES PROBA BIRD 1108 kg 94 kg 92 kg Success First multi-orbit mission. TES and BIRD were injected into a nominal 568 km circular sun synchronous polar orbit, PROBA was injected into a 568 X 638 km elliptic orbit. Orbit was raised using RCS thrusters on fourth stage. C4 PSLV - G 12 September 2002 10 : 23 First MetSat - 1 ( Kalpana - 1 ) 1060 kg Success India 's first launch to GTO. GTO payload capability has reached 1200 kg from 2002 onward, compared to 1050 kg previously. First use of lightweight carbon composite payload adapter. C5 PSLV - G 17 October 2003 04 : 52 First RESOURCESAT - 1 ( IRS - P6 ) 1360 kg Success Payload capability had been progressively increased by more than 600 kg since the first PSLV launch. Launch took place despite heavy rain. C6 PSLV - G 5 May 2005 04 : 45 Second Cartosat - 1 HAMSAT 1560 kg 42.5 kg Success First PSLV launch from the second launch pad. C7 PSLV - G 10 January 2007 03 : 54 First Cartosat - 2 SRE - 1 LAPAN - TUBsat PEHUENSAT - 1 680 kg 500 kg 56 kg 6 kg Success First flight of hardware upgrade, first launch of reentry capsule ( SRE ). C8 PSLV - CA 23 April 2007 10 : 00 Second AGILE AAM 352 kg 185 kg Success First flight of the ' Core - Alone ' configuration. ISRO 's first commercial launch ( foreign satellite as the main payload ). C10 PSLV - CA 21 January 2008 03 : 45 First TecSAR 295 kg Success ISRO 's second commercial launch ( foreign satellite as the main payload ). C9 PSLV - CA 28 April 2008 03 : 53 Second Cartosat - 2A IMS - 1 / TWSAT RUBIN - 8 CanX - 6 / NTS CanX - 2 Cute - 1.7 + APD II Delfi - C3 SEEDS - 2 COMPASS - 1 AAUSAT - II 690 kg 83 kg 8 kg 6.5 kg 3.5 kg 3 kg 2.2 kg 1 kg 1 kg 0.75 kg Success C11 PSLV - XL 22 October 2008 00 : 52 Second Chandrayaan - 1 1380 kg Success First flight of the PSLV - XL configuration, first Indian Lunar probe. C12 PSLV - CA 20 April 2009 01 : 15 Second RISAT - 2 ANUSAT 300 kg 40 kg Success India 's first radar imaging satellite, RISAT. C14 PSLV - CA 23 September 2009 06 : 21 First Oceansat - 2 Rubin 9.1 Rubin 9.2 SwissCube - 1 BeeSat UWE - 2 ITUpSAT1 960 kg 8 kg 8 kg 1 kg 1 kg 1 kg 1 kg Success Rubin 9.1 and 9.2 intentionally remained attached to the fourth stage. SwissCube - 1 was the first Swiss satellite, and ITUpSAT1 was the first satellite to be constructed in Turkey. C15 PSLV - CA 12 July 2010 03 : 52 First Cartosat - 2B ALSAT - 2A AISSat - 1 TIsat - 1 STUDSAT 694 kg 117 kg 6.5 kg 1 kg 0.95 kg Success AISSat - 1 and TIsat are part of NLS - 6. C16 PSLV - G 20 April 2011 04 : 42 First ResourceSat - 2 X-Sat YouthSat 1206 kg 106 kg 92 kg Success C17 PSLV - XL 15 July 2011 11 : 18 Second GSAT - 12 1410 kg Success First use of Vikram flight computer. C18 PSLV - CA 12 October 2011 05 : 31 First Megha - Tropiques SRMSAT Jugnu VesselSat - 1 1000 kg 10.9 kg 3 kg 28.7 kg Success C19 PSLV - XL 26 April 2012 00 : 17 First RISAT - 1 1850 kg Success C21 PSLV - CA 9 September 2012 04 : 23 First SPOT - 6 mRESINS PROITERES 720 kg 50 kg 15 kg Success mRESINS tested avionics for future PSLV launches. ISRO 's third commercial launch ( foreign satellite as the main payload ). ISRO 's 100th mission. C20 PSLV - CA 25 February 2013 12 : 31 First SARAL Sapphire NEOSSat TUGSAT - 1 UniBRITE - 1 STRaND - 1 AAUSAT3 409 kg 148 kg 74 kg 14 kg 14 kg 6.5 kg 0.8 kg Success TUGSAT - 1 and UniBRITE were the first Austrian satellites. C22 PSLV - XL 1 July 2013 18 : 11 First IRNSS - 1A 1425 kg Success India 's first regional navigation satellite. C25 PSLV - XL 5 November 2013 09 : 08 First Mars Orbiter Mission 1350 kg Success India 's first Mars mission. C24 PSLV - XL 4 April 2014 11 : 44 First IRNSS - 1B 1432 kg Success India 's second regional navigation satellite. C23 PSLV - CA 30 June 2014 04 : 22 First SPOT - 7 CanX - 4 CanX - 5 AISAT VELOX - 1 714 kg 15 kg 15 kg 14 kg 7 kg Success ISRO 's fourth commercial launch ( foreign satellite as the main payload ). C26 PSLV - XL 16 October 2014 20 : 02 First IRNSS - 1C 1425.4 kg Success Seventh PSLV - XL and third Navigation Satellite launch. C27 PSLV - XL 28 March 2015 11 : 49 Second IRNSS - 1D 1425 kg Success Eighth PSLV - XL and fourth Navigation Satellite launch. C28 PSLV - XL 10 July 2015 16 : 28 First UK - DMC3A UK - DMC3B UK - DMC3C CBNT - 1 DeOrbitSail 447 kg 447 kg 447 kg 91 kg 7 kg Success At the time it was the heaviest commercial mission ( 1439 kg ) successfully accomplished using a launch vehicle assembled by ISRO. C30 PSLV - XL 28 September 2015 04 : 30 First Astrosat LAPAN - A2 exactView 9 Lemur - 2 # 1 Joel Lemur - 2 # 2 Peter Lemur - 2 # 3 Jeroen Lemur - 2 # 4 Chris 1650 kg 68 kg 5.5 kg 4 kg 4 kg 4 kg 4 kg Success Launch of India 's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory and ISRO 's first launch of US satellites. C29 PSLV - CA 16 December 2015 12 : 30 First TeLEOS - 1 VELOX - C1 VELOX - II Kent Ridge - 1 Galassia Athenoxat - 1 400 kg 123 kg 13 kg 78 kg 3.4 kg - Success Commercial launch of 6 Singaporean satellites. Fourth stage re-ignition demonstrated successfully after payload deployment. C31 PSLV - XL 20 January 2016 04 : 01 Second IRNSS - 1E 1425 kg Success IRNSS - 1E, fifth navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. It carries two types of payloads -- navigation payload and ranging payload. This is the eleventh time ' XL ' configuration is being flown. C32 PSLV - XL 10 March 2016 10 : 31 Second IRNSS - 1F 1425 kg Success IRNSS - 1F, sixth navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. It carries two types of payloads -- navigation payload and ranging payload. This is the twelfth time ' XL ' configuration is being flown. IRNSS - 1F carries Corner Cube Retroreflectors for laser ranging. Launch initially scheduled for 10 : 30 was delayed by one minute to avoid space debris. C33 PSLV - XL 28 April 2016 07 : 20 First IRNSS - 1G 1425 kg Success IRNSS - 1G, last navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. India 's own navigational system, the set - up for which was completed will be called NAVIC ( Navigation with Indian Constellation ) C34 PSLV - XL 22 June 2016 03 : 55 Second Cartosat - 2C LAPAN - A3 BIROS SkySat Gen2 - 1 GHGSat - D M3MSat Swayam SathyabamaSat 12 × Flock - 2P Dove ( satellite ) 727.5 kg 120 kg 130 kg 110 kg 25.5 kg 85 kg 1 kg 1.5 kg 12 × 4.7 kg Success ISRO 's Cartosat - 2C and 19 other satellites launched. C35 PSLV - G 26 September 2016 03 : 42 First ScatSat - 1 ALSAT - 2B ALSAT - 1B Pathfinder - 1 Pratham CanX - 7 ( NLS - 19 ) ALSAT - 1N PISat 371 kg 117 kg 103 kg 44 kg 10 kg 8 kg 7 kg 5.25 kg Success ISRO 's longest PSLV satellite launch mission. First mission of PSLV in which it launched its payloads into two different orbits. C36 PSLV - XL 7 December 2016 04 : 55 First Resourcesat - 2A 1235 kg Success C37 PSLV - XL 15 February 2017 03 : 58 First Cartosat - 2D INS - 1A INS - 1B Nayif - 1 CubeSats Al Farabi - 1 PEASSS BGUSAT DIDO - 2 Doves Flock - 3P Lemur - 2 730 kg 8.4 kg 9.7 kg 1.1 kg 1.7 kg 3 kg 4.3 kg 4.2 kg 4.7 kg x 88 Nos. 4.6 kg x 8 Nos. Success PSLV - C37 successfully carried and deployed a record 104 satellites in the Sun - synchronous orbit. C38 PSLV - XL 23 June 2017 03 : 59 First Cartosat - 2E NIUSAT CESAT - 1 Lemur - 2 × 8,, Blue, Red, Green Diamonds, Max Valier Sat Venta - 1 D - Sat Aalto - 1 COMPASS - 2 / Dragsail QB50 InflateSail QB50 URSA MAIOR QB50 LituanicaSAT - 2 QB50 PEGASUS QB50 NUDTSat QB50 VZLUSAT1 QB50 UCLSat QB50 SUCHAI ROBUSTA - 1B skCUBE CICERO - 6 Tyvak - 53b ( PacSciSat ) KickSat Sprites × 6 ( All of them flown with Venta - 1 and Max Valier Sat ) 727 kg 15 kg 60 kg 4 kg x 8 Nos. 18 kg 15 kg 7.5 kg 4.5 kg 4 kg 4 kg 4 kg 3 kg 4 kg 2 kg 2 kg 2 kg 2 kg 1 kg 1 kg 1 kg ? ? Success Post mission PSLV fourth stage ( PS4 ) was lowered to 350 km altitude and carried Ionization Density and Electric field Analyzer ( IDEA ) payload by Space Physics Laboratory to measure electron density and electric field measurements in the F region of the ionosphere C39 PSLV - XL 31 August 2017 13 : 30 Second IRNSS - 1H 1425 kg Failure Payload fairing ( heat shield ) failed to separate, causing the satellite to remain inside the fairing with the payload dispenser detaching the satellite internally. Second PSLV failure in 24 years, the first one being PSLV - D1. Planned launches Flight Variant Launch date / time ( UTC ) Launch pad Payload Payload mass Result C40 PSLV - XL Jan 2018 First Cartosat - 2F NovaSAR - S Carbonite - 2 IRVINE01 Parikshit Arkyd 6A PicSat CANYVAL - X 1 CANYVAL - X 2 CNUSail 1 KAUSAT 5 SIGMA ( KHUSAT - 03 ) STEP Cube Lab IITMSAT Fox 1D LEO - 1 4x Doves Flock - 3P ICEYE - X1 4x LEMUR - 2 Landmapper - BC3 ~ 730 kg 430 kg Planned C41 PSLV - XL Q1 2018 First Team Indus ( Lander + Rover ) Team HAKUTO ( Rover ) 600 kg Planned Launch frequency 5 6 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 PSLV - G PSLV - CA PSLV - XL Planned Notable flights PSLV flight D1 Main article : PSLV - D1 This was the first developmental flight of the PSLV - D1. The IRS - 1E satellite which was proposed to be launched was derived from the engineering model of IRS - 1A incorporating a similar camera and an additional German - built monocular electro - optical stereo scanner. Even though the mission was a failure, the launch team and an expert committee appointed thereafter noted that the mission had validated many technologies and that most sub-systems had performed optimally. PSLV flight D2 Main article : PSLV - D2 This was the second flight of PSLV program which was also its first successful flight. The vehicle carried IRS - P2 satellite which was deployed in the Sun - synchronous Low Earth orbit. PSLV flight D3 Main article : PSLV - D3 This was the third launch of PSLV program which was also its second successful launch. The vehicle carried IRS - P3 satellite which was deployed in the Sun - synchronous Low Earth orbit. PSLV flight C1 Main article : PSLV - C1 The launch was witnessed by the former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral and also marked India 's first launch vehicle built without Russian assistance. PSLV flight C2 Main article : PSLV - C2 In the flight sequence, IRS - P4 was injected first, followed by KITSAT - 3 and DLR - Tubsat in that order. The mission was supported by ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command network of ground stations located at Bangalore, Sriharikota, Lucknow, Mauritius, Bearslake, Russia and Biak, Indonesia. During the initial phase of the mission the ground station at Wilhem in Germany also provided network support. Upon injection of the satellites, data from the IRS - P4 was received at Hyderabad while KITSAT - 3 data was received at the ground station in South Korea and the data from the DLR - Tubsat was received at the university ground station in Berlin. PSLV flight C3 Main article : PSLV - C3 PSLV - C3 was the third operational launch and overall sixth mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty - sixth launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried three satellites which were deployed in the Sun - synchronous Low Earth orbit. PSLV flight C4 Main article : PSLV - C4 PSLV - C4 was the fourth operational launch and overall seventh mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the forty - eight launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission on 1 January 1962. The vehicle carried and injected India 's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana - 1 ( originally called METSAT ) into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV - C4 was launched at 15 : 53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( then called `` Sriharikota Launching Range '' ). PSLV flight C5 Main article : PSLV - C5 PSLV - C5 was the fifth operational launch and overall eighth mission of the PSLV program. This launch was also the fifty - second launch by Indian Space Research Organisation since its first mission. The vehicle carried and injected India 's remote sensing satellite, Resourcesat - 1 ( a.k.a. IRS - P6 ) into the Sun - synchronous orbit. PSLV - C5 was launched at 04 : 52 hours Coordinated Universal Time ( 10 : 22 Indian Standard Time ) on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. PSLV flight C6 Main article : PSLV - C6 The former President, Dr. Abdul Kalam, witnessed the launch from the Mission Control Centre. It was the first PSLV launch from second pad, using integrate - transfer - and - launch technology. After its integration in the Vehicle Assembly Building, the PSLV - C6 was transported on rails to the Umbilical Tower ( UT ) located one km away using the Mobile Launch Pedestal where the final operations were carried out. PSLV flight C7 The following hardware changes were made since PSLV - C6 : first use of DLA ( Dual Launch Adapter ) to launch 2 primary satellites in time reduction of propellant from 2.5 tonne to 2 tonne in the fourth liquid propellant stage incorporation of a video imaging system to capture payload and DLA separation events altitude based day of launch wind - biased steering programme during Open Loop Guidance removal of Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control ( SITVC ) system for one of the strapons ignited in the air. PSLV flight C9 The fourth stage first fired Cartosat - 2A into orbit at an altitude of 637 km about 885 seconds after lift - off. About 45 seconds later, it propelled IMS - 1 into the orbit. Then the six nano satellites belonging to a cluster called Nanosatellite Launch System - 4 ( NLS - 4 ) were injected into orbit at intervals of 20 seconds each. NLS - 5, a single satellite, flew out and finally the tenth satellite Rubin - 8 went along with the fourth stage into orbit. Two satellites belonged to India and the remaining were nanosatellites built by universities in different countries. This was the maximum number of satellites placed in orbit, in a single PSLV launch. PSLV flight C21 Launch attended by the former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. mRESINS ( mini Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System ) bolted to the vehicle 's fourth stage, have tested avionics for future PSLV missions. With this launch Indian Space Research Organisation marked its 100 space missions, with 62 satellites, 37 launch vehicles and 1 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment. PSLV flight C22 Earlier launch date for PSLV C22 was fixed as 12 June 2013 ( 1.01 AM ) but the launch had been postponed because of a technical snag in the 2nd stage. The launch of the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System of the Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO ), scheduled for 12 June 2013 from Sriharikota, has been postponed by 14 days after an anomaly was discovered just 11 days before launch. The satellite IRNSS - 1A, which would be the first in a series of seven navigation satellites was scheduled to be launched on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) C22 at 1.01 am on 12 June. The satellite has undergone its pre-launch checks successfully. However, ISRO said the launch vehicle had an anomaly in one Electro - hydraulic actuators. `` During the electrical checks of the launch vehicle, an anomaly was observed in one of the electro - hydraulic control actuators in the second stage. It has been decided to replace this actuator, '' a statement by ISRO said. Officials added that the replacement of the actuator would take two weeks and it would be carried out at the launch pad and vehicle assembly area. ISRO then replaced a faulty component in the PSLV C22 rocket and rescheduled the flight of the IRNSS - 1 A satellite on it for 11 : 41 p.m. on 1 July 2013. PSLV C22, successfully launched IRNSS - 1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ( IRNSS ). At the completion of the countdown, PSLV C22 lifted off from the First Launch Pad at 23 : 41 hrs ( IST ) on 1 July 2013 with the ignition of the first stage and four strap - on motors of the launch vehicle. PSLV flight C25 Main article : Mars Orbiter Mission The Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ), informally called Mangalyaan is a Mars orbiter that was successfully injected into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 at 2 : 38 PM IST ( 9 : 08 UTC ) atop a PSLV - XL launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota ( SHAR ). PSLV flight C29 PSLV C29 lifted off from the First Launch Pad ( FLP ) of SDSC SHAR at 18 : 00 hrs ( IST ) on 16 December 2015. It successfully deployed six satellites it carried with gross weight of 624 kg. After fourth stage engines were cut off primary payload TeLEOS - 1 was injected in orbit at about 18 min 12 seconds after lift - off. This was followed by the deployment of other five satellites, namely Kent Ridge - 1, VELOX - C1, VELOX - II, Galassia and Athenoxat - 1 in quick succession in the subsequent three minutes. 67 minutes into flight fourth stage re-ignition capability was demonstrated successfully by firing its engines for duration of nearly five seconds. This capability would enable multiple satellite deployment in varying orbits on same flight. PSLV flight C34 Main article : PSLV - C34 PSLV - C34 was launched on 22 June 2016 and successfully deployed 20 satellites in Sun - synchronous orbit. A Dual Launch Adapter with new design compared to its previous version was used to integrate all ride - sharing payloads with PS4. After completion of mission a pair of PS4 re-ignition tests were performed to reaffirm multi-orbit deployment capability of PS4. A new Inertial navigation system ' Mk IV A ' employing next generation Accelerometer was introduced on this mission. PSLV flight C36 Remote umbilical fill and drain system was used on fourth stage for the first time reducing the countdown time by one day. Experimental avionics packages were flown bolted to fourth stage including ' miniaturized advanced inertial navigation system ' miniAINS, NavIC based positioning system, Vikram processor and new lithium - ion based power system. A video imaging system was also on - board, consisting of five cameras which captured and live streamed various staging events. PSLV flight C37 PSLV C37 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota ( SHAR ) carrying a payload of 104 satellites from 6 countries around the world ( Israel, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and the United States ). Of the 104 satellites, 96 were CubeSats made by Planet Labs and Spire Global, two San Francisco companies adding to their commercial satellite constellations. The launch set the record for the largest number of spacecraft ever launched on a single rocket. The previous record was held by Russia, which in 2014 catapulted 37 satellites in a single launch, using a modified inter-continental ballistic missile. Launch failures IRS - 1E On 20 September 1993 a PSLV D1, the first developmental flight rocket, failed during launch. A significant attitude disturbance occurred during second to third - stage separation, causing the attitude control command to exceed its maximum value. Because of the programming error in the pitch control loop of the digital autopilot software in the guidance and control processor, the required reversal of command polarity did not take place, causing the pitch loop to become unstable, resulted in loss of attitude control and failure to achieve orbit. The attitude control disturbance was traced to failure of one of the retro rockets designed to pull the burnt second stage away from the third stage. The vehicle crashed into the Bay of Bengal 700 seconds after take off. IRS - 1D On 29 September 1997 a PSLV C1 rocket failed during launch. Anomalous interaction between the primary and secondary pressure regulators of the fourth stage caused a reduction in propellant flow and thrust after 250 seconds of burn time. As a result, the fourth stage was shut down by a software override timer after burning 435 seconds, before reaching the target orbit or depleting propellant. The injection velocity was 140 m / s low, resulting in an orbit of 301 x 823 km instead of the planned 817 km circular SSO. Initially, a leak of helium gas from one of the components in the fourth stage was suspected, similar to recent Long March 3 launch failure, but later ruled out. Resulting orbit was partially corrected using satellite 's on - board thrusters, thereby raising the perigee to 737 km, while the apogee remained at 821 km. IRNSS - 1H PSLV - C39 carrying IRNSS - 1H was launched on 31 August 2017 at 1330 UTC from Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre ( SHAR ). After about 203 seconds of flight payload fairing failed to be jettisoned as planned. Despite completing rest of the flight with all other systems working as expected, with about 1000 kg of extra weight orbit achieved was 6554.8 x 167.4 km at 19.18 ° inclination well below the intended 284 x 20650 km at 19.2 ° inclination. 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Question: when was pslv launched for the first time
Answer: 20 September 1993