Three of the co-passenger satellites are from Algeria, one each are from Canada and the USA while the two others are student satellites.
Isro's PSLV C35 carrying Scatsat-1 and seven other satellites lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Monday.(Photo: PTI)
Nellore: India’s most dependable rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, scripted history once again, placing eight satellites in multiple orbits in its first-ever multi-orbit mission on Monday.
In one of its longest-ever missions — extending to 2.15 hours as against the usual 20 minutes — the PSLV-C35 launched the 371-kg Scatsat-1 for weather related studies and seven co-passenger satellites into polar sun synchronous orbit 724 km above the equator.
Three of the co-passenger satellites are from Algeria, one each are from Canada and the USA while the two others are student satellites: Pratham from IIT-Bombay and PISAT from PES University, Bengaluru.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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