India’s PSLV-C9 blasted off into space, carrying ten satellites including the country’s latest remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, from Indian Space Research Ogranisation’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Monday.
It was an awesome sight as the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO roared into the skies leaving behind a trail of smoke and a rumble that shook the earth. A galaxy of scientists, led by ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair, watched the course of the flight with bated breath.
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, weighing 83 kg, 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, 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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10 Satellites in one go is some achievement
