India launches five satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket successfully launched five foreign satellites early Monday. The vehicle lifted off on the PSLV-C23 mission at 12:22 am EDT (0422 GMT, 9:52 am local time) Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center after a trouble-free countdown. The rocket's primary payload was SPOT-7, a 714-kilogram Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space that will operate from Sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket also carried four smallsats built in Canada, Germany, and Singapore. India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, attended the launch.
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket successfully launched five foreign satellites early Monday. The vehicle lifted off on the PSLV-C23 mission at 12:22 am EDT (0422 GMT, 9:52 am local time) Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center after a trouble-free countdown. The rocket's primary payload was SPOT-7, a 714-kilogram Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space that will operate from Sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket also carried four smallsats built in Canada, Germany, and Singapore. India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, attended the launch.
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