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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name               = PSLV-C28
<!--image of the spacecraft/mission-->| image              = PSLV.svg
| image_caption      = Model of the [[PSLV]] rocket
| image_alt          = <!--image alt text-->
| image_size         = 80px
<!--Basic details-->| mission_type       = Deployment of 5 [[satellite]]s.
| operator           = [[ISRO]] & [[Antrix Corporation]]
| Harvard_designation = <!--spacecraft launched 1962 and earlier only (eg. 1957 Alpha 2)-->
| COSPAR_ID          = 2015-032C & 2015-032D
| SATCAT             = 40717 & 40718
| website            = [http://www.isro.gov.in/ ISRO website]
| mission_duration   = 19 minutes & 21 seconds
| distance_travelled = 647 km
| orbits_completed   = <!--number of times the spacecraft orbited the Earth - see below for spacecraft beyond Earth orbit-->
| suborbital_range   = <!--downrange distance reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->
| suborbital_apogee  = <!--altitude reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->

<!--Spacecraft properties-->| spacecraft         = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]]
| spacecraft_type    = [[Launch vehicle]]
| spacecraft_bus     = <!--eg. A2100M, Star-2, etc-->
| manufacturer       = [[ISRO]] ([[Satellite Launch Vehicle|Launch Vehicle]]) &<br>[[Surrey Satellite Technology|Surrey Satellite]] ([[Satellite]]s)
| launch_mass        = {{convert|320000|kg|lbs}}
| BOL_mass           = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit at beginning of operational life, after LEOP phase-->
| landing_mass       = <!--Mass after landing (recovered spacecraft only)-->
| dry_mass           = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel-->
| payload_mass       = {{convert|1440|kg|lbs}}
| dimensions         = <!--body dimensions and solar array span-->
| power              = <!--end-of-life power, in watts-->

<!--Expedition details-->| space_station      = <!--space station the expedition occurred aboard-->
| start_date         = <!--date the crew took command of the station-->
| end_date           = <!--date the crew ceased command of the station-->
| arrival_craft      = <!--spacecraft the crew arrived aboard-->
| departure_craft    = <!--spacecraft the crew departed aboard-->

<!--Crew details-->| crew_size          = Nil
| crew_members       = <!--crew who launched AND landed aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_launching     = <!--crew who only launched aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_landing       = <!--crew who only landed aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_callsign      = <!--spacecraft's callsign-->
| crew_expedition    = <!--space station expedition(s) the mission was in support of, do NOT use if the mission is an expedition itself-->
| crew_EVAs          = <!--number of EVAs conducted during the mission-->
| crew_EVA_duration  = <!--time spent on EVA-->
| crew_photo         = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| crew_photo_alt     = <!--alt text for image-->
| crew_photo_caption = <!--image caption-->
| crew_photo_size    = <!--defaults to 220px-->

<!--Launch details-->| launch_date        = {{start date|2015|07|10|21|58|00}} ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
| launch_rocket      = [[PSLV]]
| launch_site        = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]]
| launch_contractor  = [[ISRO]]
| deployment_from    = <!--place where deployed from-->
| deployment_date    = 10 Jul 2015
| entered_service    = <!--date on which the spacecraft entered service, if it did not do so immediately after launch-->
<!-- * - e.g. Proton-M/Briz-M not Proton-M, but Titan IV(401)A not Titan IV(401)A-Centaur-->

<!--end of mission-->| disposal_type      = Placed in [[graveyard orbit]]
| deactivated        = 10 Jul 2015
| destroyed          = <!--when craft was destroyed (if other than by re-entry)-->
| last_contact       = <!--when last signal received if not decommissioned-->
| recovery_by        = <!--recovered by-->
| recovery_date      = <!--recovery date-->
| decay_date         = <!--when craft re-entered the atmosphere, not needed if it landed-->
| landing_date       = <!--when the spacecraft made a controlled landing, not needed if it did not return intact-->
| landing_site       = <!--where the craft landed; site/runway or coordinates-->

<!--orbit parameters-->
<!--as science-related articles, SI units should be the principal units of measurement, however we usually use {{convert}} to display imperial units in parentheses after the initial values-->| orbit_reference    = 
| orbit_regime       = [[Sun-synchronous orbit]]
| orbit_longitude    = <!--geosynchronous satellites only-->
| orbit_slot         = <!--Designation of orbital position or slot, if not longitude (e.g plane and position of a GPS satellite)-->
| orbit_semimajor    = <!--semimajor axis-->
| orbit_eccentricity = <!--orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_periapsis    = <!--periapsis altitude-->
| orbit_apoapsis     = <!--apoapsis altitude-->
| orbit_inclination  = <!--orbital inclination-->
| orbit_period       = <!--time taken to complete an orbit-->
| orbit_RAAN         = <!--right ascension of the ascending node-->
| orbit_arg_periapsis = <!--argument of perigee/periapsis-->
| orbit_mean_anomaly = <!--mean anomaly at epoch, only use in conjunction with an epoch value-->
| orbit_mean_motion  = <!--mean motion of the satellite, usually measured in orbits per day-->
| orbit_repeat       = <!--repeat interval/revisit time-->
| orbit_velocity     = <!--speed at which the spacecraft was travelling at epoch - only use for spacecraft with low orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_epoch        = <!--the date at which the orbit parameters were correct-->
| orbit_rev_number   = <!--revolution number-->
| apsis              = <!--planet specific apsis term (eg. gee/helion/selene/etc - defaults to generic "apsis")-->
| interplanetary     = <!--Infobox spaceflight/IP can be called multiple times for missions with multiple targets or combined orbiter/lander missions, etc-->

<!--Cargo parameters-->| payload_items      = Three DMC3 satellites,<br>One CBNT-1 (technology demonstrator)&,<br>One De-OrbitSail (TD nano satellite)
| cargo_mass         = <!--Mass of the cargo aboard-->
| cargo_mass_press   = <!--Mass of pressurised cargo-->
| cargo_mass_unpress = <!--Mass of unpressurised cargo (e.g. Dragon Trunk)-->
| cargo_mass_fuel    = <!--Mass of fuel transferred from spacecraft's tanks-->
| cargo_mass_gas     = <!--Mass of gasses transferred (e.g. oxygen)-->
| cargo_mass_water   = <!--Mass of water transferred-->

<!--Telescope parameters-->| instrument_type    = <!--converts telescope fields to suit a camera or other similar instrument-->
| telescope_name     = <!--name, if different to the satellite-->
| telescope_type     = <!--type of telescope, mirror arrangement, etc-->
| telescope_diameter = <!--diameter of telescope-->
| telescope_focal_length = <!--focal length of telescope-->
| telescope_area     = <!--collecting area-->
| telescope_wavelength = <!--wavelengths at which the telescope operates-->
| telescope_resolution = <!--resolution of telescope-->
| instruments        = <!--a list of instruments on the satellite-->

<!--transponder parameters-->| trans_band         = <!--Transponder frequency bands-->
| trans_frequency    = <!--specific frequencies-->
| trans_bandwidth    = <!--bandwidth-->
| trans_capacity     = <!--capacity of the transponders-->
| trans_coverage     = <!--area covered-->
| trans_TWTA         = <!--TWTA output power-->
| trans_EIRP         = <!--equivalent isotropic power-->
| trans_HPBW         = <!--half-power beam width-->

<!--Only use where a spacecraft/mission is part of a clear programme of sequential missions. 
If in doubt, leave it out-->| programme          = '''[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle#Launch history|Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle missions]]'''
| previous_mission   = '''PSLV-C27'''
| next_mission       = '''PSLV-C29'''

<!--mission insignia or patch-->| insignia           = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| insignia_caption   = <!--image caption-->
| insignia_alt       = <!--image alt text-->
| insignia_size      = <!--include px/em; defaults to 180px-->
}}
'''PSLV-C28''' ([[Pseudonym|a.k.a.]] ''DMC3 mission'') was the 29th consecutive successful mission (overall 30th) of the [[PSLV]] program. The PSLV-C28 carried and successfully deployed 5 [[satellite]]s in the [[Sun-synchronous orbit]]. With a launch mass of {{convert|320000|kg|lbs}} and payload mass of payload mass {{convert|1440|kg|lbs}}, the C28 was the heaviest commercial mission undertaken by the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] and [[Antrix Corporation]]. The PSLV-C28 carried three identical optical [[Earth observation satellite]]s ([[UK-DMC 3|DMC3-1]], DMC3-2 & DMC3-3), an optical [[Earth observation]] [[technology demonstration|technology demonstrator]] [[Miniaturized satellite|microsatellite]] (CBNT-1), and an experimental [[Nano Satellites|nanosatellite]] (De-orbitSail). All the satellites were built by [[Surrey Satellite Technology]] (SSTL). Although built by SSTL, the "De-orbitSail" belonged to the Surrey Space Centre.<ref name="PSLV-C28 / DMC3 Mission">{{cite news|title=PSLV-C28 / DMC3 Mission|publisher=[[ISRO]] website|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c28-dmc3-mission}}</ref><ref name="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">{{cite news|title=Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|publisher=[[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] website|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=http://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC_V4/index.php/launchers/launchers-pslv}}</ref><ref name="DMC 3-FM3">{{cite news|title=DMC 3-FM3|publisher=[[NASA]] website|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2015-032C}}</ref><ref name="Carbonite 1">{{cite news|title=Carbonite 1|publisher=[[NASA]] website|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2015-032D}}</ref><ref name="ISRO successfully Launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5 UK satellites">{{cite news|title=ISRO successfully Launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5 UK satellites|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Isro-successfully-launches-PSLV-C28-carrying-5-UK-satellites/articleshow/48023816.cms}}</ref><ref name="10 things you should know about PSLV-C28">{{cite news|title=10 things you should know about PSLV-C28|publisher=scoopwhoop.com|accessdate=7 Jun 2016|url=http://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/isro-pslv-c28-satellite-launch/}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]]

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== References ==
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