PSLV-C16 launch successful
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 29, 2010
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- C16 placed on a 822-km sunsynchronous orbit three satellites – ResourceSat – 2, an Indo-Russian YouthSat and Singapore’s first satellite X Sat, on Wednesday. The launch went off as per schedule and the satellites were placed in orbit 18 minutes after blast off from the launch pad at the Sriharikota spaceport.
Wednesday’s successful launch, which was the 17th consecutive one for India’s space warhorse PSLV, has pushed up India’a remote sensing capabilities. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Radhakrishnan said the launch was a grand success. “We wanted to put the satellites into a 820-km orbit, but we got an 822 km orbit,” he said. The mission cost Rs 250 crore.
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