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PSLV-37 mission Re-entry

October 14 , 2024 70 days 280 0
  • ISRO’s upper stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-37 (PSLV C-37 mission) re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere successfully.
  • The PSLV-C37 mission was launched on February 15, 2017 with Cartosat-2D as the main payload along with another 103 satellites as co-passengers.
  • The space agency has created history as it was the first mission to launch 104 satellites with a single vehicle.
  • The atmospheric re-entry of the rocket body within eight years of its launch is fully compliant with the international debris mitigation guidelines.
  • The guideline of Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) recommends limiting the post-mission orbital life of a defunct object in Low-Earth orbit (LEO) to 25 years.

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