PSLV-C56 explained

PSLV-C56
Launch:	30 July 2023 01:01 (UTC)
Pad:	First Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Payload:	DS - SAR and other 6 Co - Passenger Satellites.
Succession:	PSLV launches
Previous:	PSLV-C55
Next:	PSLV-C57

The PSLV-C56 was the 58th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 17th flight of the PSLV-CA variant, and was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad (FLP).^[1]

Launch

It was launched on Sunday, 30 July 2023 at 06:31 IST / 01:01 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. This was a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with DS-SAR as primary satellite and VELOX-AM as a co-passenger satellite with other 5 cubesats, all of which belonged to Singapore.^[2]

Mission overview

Primary payload: DS-SAR

Secondary payload: 6 Co - Passenger Satellites

Mission Characteristics!Parameter!Orbit-1

Alt (km)	535
Inclination (deg.)	05.00
Launch Pad	FLP

PSLV is a 4 stage rocket, its first & third stages use solid fuel (HTBP) and its second & fourth stages use liquid hypergolic fuel.

Propellant:

• Stage 1: Composite Solid (HTBP based)
• Stage 2: Earth Storable Liquid (UDMH + N₂O₄)
• Stage 3: Composite Solid (HTBP based)
• Stage 4: Earth Storable Liquid (MMH + MON3)

External links

• News: Indian Space Research . Organisation. 2023-07-22 . PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR Mission Page . en-IN . ISRO . 2023-07-24.

Notes and References

1. News: 2023-07-24 . ISRO to launch PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR and six other satellites on July 30 . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-25 . 0971-751X.
2. Web site: Two missions in two weeks: Isro ready to lift-off PSLV-C56 with seven satellites . 2023-07-25 . India Today . en.