ISRO PSLV-C38 launch: India's 'eye in the sky' lifts off

June 23, 2017 09:31

The Indian Space Research Organisation launches the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit with its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38).

PSLV-C38 will carry satellites weighing a total of about 955 kg. The co-passenger satellites, comprise 29 Nano satellites from 14 countries Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America besides a Nano satellite from India.

Cartosat-2, the primary satellite which has been launched, is a remote sensing satellite that is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series with the objective of providing high-resolution scene specific spot imagery.

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