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 into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV-C4 was launched at 15:53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre .
Mission highlights
- Fourth operational launch of the PSLV program.
- Overall seventh mission of the PSLV program.
- First Indian spaceflight to inject a satellite in the Geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- PSLV-C4 carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1.
Mission parameters
- Mass:
- * Total liftoff weight:
- * Payload weight:
- Overall height:
- Propellant:
- * First stage: Solid HTPB based
- * Second stage: Liquid UDMH +
- * Third stage: Solid HTPB based
- * Fourth stage: Liquid MMH + MON
- Engine:
- * First stage: S139
- * Second stage: Vikas
- * Third stage:
- * Fourth stage: 2 x PS-4
- Thrust:
- * First stage: 4,628 + 662 x 6 kN
- * Second stage: 725 kN
- * Third stage: 260 kN
- * Fourth stage: 7.4 x 2 kN
- Duration: 1,211 seconds
Payload
| Country | Name | Nos | Mass | Type | Objective |
 India | Kalpana-1 | 1 | 1,060 kg | Satellite | Meteorological satellite. Weather & climate monitoring of earth |