A proud day for every Indian
ISRO successfully placed 10 satellites including 8 international satellites into orbit in a near perfect launch today at Sri Harikota
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The PSLV rocket lifted off at 9:20 am (0350 GMT) from the Sriharikota space station in southern India in clear weather.
The rocket is carrying an unprecedented payload including an Indian remote-sensing satellite, a mini satellite and eight so-called nanosatellites developed by German and Canadian research institutions.
Scientists cheered as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirteenth flight, soared into the clear sky in a perfect lift off at 9.23 am from the second launch pad.
Besides the 690 kg CARTOSAT-2A, the PSLV is also carrying ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1), weighing 83kg, and eight nano satellites built by universities and research institutes in Canada and Germany.
While the CARTOSAT-2A, carrying state-of-the-art panchromatic camera (PAN), will be used for mapping purposes and management of natural resources, the IMS-1 will be used as a platform for trying out advanced technology in future launches.
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This is a world record for any space agency and a crowning achievement for India
Once again showing the top class engineers and scientists that are in ISRO.
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We are all set for our moon mission now
ps: You would realize money means nothing when you work for such projects. I think the pride that you feel cannot be experienced in any other job