Liftoff of the eighth PSLV rocket with the IRS-P6 satellite occurred at 0452 GMT (12:52 a.m. EDT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota, India
| Launch vehicle: | PSLV-C5 |
| Launch vehicle ID: | #8 |
| Payload: | IRS-P6 |
| Launch date: | 17 Oct 2003 |
| Launch site: | Sriharikota |
Ref.: #12 - update: 23.12.12
