| PSLV-D3 | |
| Mission Type: | Deployment of one satellite. |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Website: | ISRO website |
| Spacecraft: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| Spacecraft Type: | Launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer: | ISRO |
| Launch Mass: | 295000kg (650,000lb) |
| Payload Mass: | 920kg (2,030lb) |
| Crew Size: | Nil |
| Launch Date: | (IST) |
| Launch Rocket: | PSLV |
| Launch Site: | Sriharikota Launching Range |
| Launch Contractor: | ISRO |
| Disposal Type: | Placed in graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | 21 March 1996 |
| Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit |
| Payload Items: | IRS-P3 |
| Programme: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions |
| Previous Mission: | PSLV-D2 |
| Next Mission: | PSLV-C1 |
PSLV-D3 was the overall third and second successful mission of the PSLV program by Indian Space Research Organisation. The vehicle carried IRS-P3 satellite which was deployed in the Sun-synchronous Low Earth orbit.[1] [2] [3] [4]
PSLV-D3 was launched at 4:53 a.m. IST on 21 March 1996 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The vehicle successfully achieved orbit, placing the IRS-P3 satellite in the Sun-synchronous orbit.[1] [3]