Wednesday, September 23, 2009

ISRO launches Oceansat-2, nano satellites from Sriharikota

India successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six nano European satellites in 1,200 seconds with the helpof Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C-14) from Sriharikota on Wednesday.The launch was carried out as per schedule at 11.51 am and ended at 12.06 pm.
The 44.4-metre tall, 230-tonne Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) freed itself from the launch pad at the spaceport and lifted itself up, lugging the 960-kg Oceansat-2 and the six nano satellites all together weighing 20 kg.

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