INDIA LAUNCHES 5 FOREIGN SATELLITES
PSLV C23
carrying French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 and four co-passenger spacecrafts from Singapore, Canada and Germany
was successfully launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, witnessed the historic moment.
After a perfect lift off from the First Launch Pad
in Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 9.52 AM witnessed by Modi, Indian Space Research
Organisation's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C23 placed all
five satellites into their intended orbits, one after the other between 17 and
19 minutes after liftoff, in textbook precision.
Though the Mission Readiness Review Committee and Launch Authorisation Board
had on Friday cleared the launch, the launch time was rescheduled to 9.52 AM
Monday, a delay of three minutes, attributed to "probable space
debris" coming in the rocket's way.
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