merisarkar news service Bangalore, September 23, 2009
India's premier space research organization ISRO on Wednesday successfully launched 7 satellites in space.
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C14 successfully launched the 960 kg Indian remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six nano satellites for international customers into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). This is the fifteenth successful flight of PSLV. PSLV-C14
The 960 kg main payload, Oceansat-2, was the first satellite to be injected into orbit at 1081 seconds after lift-off at an altitude of 728 km. About 45 seconds later, four of the six nano satellites were separated in sequence. The initial signals indicate normal health of the satellites.
ISRO said in a statement, "After a 51 hour count down, PSLV-C14 lifted off from the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR, at 11:51 am IST with the ignition of the core first stage. The important flight events included the separation of the first stage, ignition of the second stage, separation of the payload all went successfully."
Oceansat-2 is the sixteenth remote sensing satellite of India.
