SRIHARIKOTA : Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C7 (PSLV) has been launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9.24 am.
The 44.5 metre tall 295 tonne PSLV-C7 is carrying four satellites, out of which 2 are Indian, 1 Indonesian and 1 Argentinean. It was a perfect launch with all parameters working perfectly.
The PSLV-C7 is carrying the 680 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2, the 550 kg Space Capsule Recovery Equipment (SRE-1), Indonesia's LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina's six kg Nan satellite and PEHUENSAT-1.
The Indian satellite is a sophisticated mapping satellite with the ability to spot objects less than one metre apart. The USP of the mission however is the Capsule Recovery Experiment. The idea is to send a satellite to space and bring it back safely to a designated spot.
Its success is a shot in the arm for ISRO's (Indian Space Research Organisation) futuristic manned space mission projects. The success of this mission will also help ISRO erase bitter memories of a failed launch in July last year.
The 44.5 metre tall 295 tonne PSLV-C7 is carrying four satellites, out of which 2 are Indian, 1 Indonesian and 1 Argentinean. It was a perfect launch with all parameters working perfectly.
The PSLV-C7 is carrying the 680 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2, the 550 kg Space Capsule Recovery Equipment (SRE-1), Indonesia's LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina's six kg Nan satellite and PEHUENSAT-1.
The Indian satellite is a sophisticated mapping satellite with the ability to spot objects less than one metre apart. The USP of the mission however is the Capsule Recovery Experiment. The idea is to send a satellite to space and bring it back safely to a designated spot.
Its success is a shot in the arm for ISRO's (Indian Space Research Organisation) futuristic manned space mission projects. The success of this mission will also help ISRO erase bitter memories of a failed launch in July last year.
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