Chennai: In its first mission of the new year, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 46th flight, will launch the Kalamsat and Microsat-R from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota on 24 January.
The Indian Space Research Organisation said PSLV with two strap-on configuration has been identified for this mission and the configuration was designated as PSLV-DL.
In PSLV-C44, the fourth stage (PS4) of the vehicle will be moved to higher circular orbit so as to establish an orbital platform for carrying out experiments. PSLV-C44 is the first mission of PSLV-DL and is a new variant of PSLV, ISRO sources said today.
Kalamsat is a student payload and will be the first to use PS4 as orbital platform. PSLV-C44 will also carry Microsat-R, an imaging satellite, ISRO added.