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PSLV-C25: the vehicle that launched the Indian Mars Orbiter


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1 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022, India
 

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the launch of the Indian Mars Orbiter by precisely placing the spacecraft in the initial Earthbound orbit on 5 November 2013. This was the critical first step of the three-phase Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). The focus of this article is on the major challenges tackled by the launch vehicle project team in designing, planning and executing MOM.

Keywords

Argument of perigee, coasting, launch vehicle, Mars mission flexibility.
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Authors

M. Vishnu Nampoothiri
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022, India
L. Sowmianarayanan
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022, India
B. Jayakumar
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022, India
P. Kunhikrishnan
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022, India

Abstract


Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the launch of the Indian Mars Orbiter by precisely placing the spacecraft in the initial Earthbound orbit on 5 November 2013. This was the critical first step of the three-phase Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). The focus of this article is on the major challenges tackled by the launch vehicle project team in designing, planning and executing MOM.

Keywords


Argument of perigee, coasting, launch vehicle, Mars mission flexibility.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv109%2Fi6%2F1055-1060