PSLV-C39
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – C39 was the forty-first flight of the PSLV series of launch vehicles on 31 August 2017. Launched in its XL configuration, the vehicle suffered a rare failure – the first failure after 24 years of operations when the heat shield failed to separate and the payload became trapped inside the heat shield and could not be deployed.
| Mission type | Deployment of IRNSS-1H into sub-GTO |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO website |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft type | Expendable launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 321 t |
| Payload mass | 1425 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19:00:00, 31 August 2017 (IST) (IST) |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Payload | |
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