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India launches five satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30, 2014, 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
PSLV-C23 launch (ISRO) 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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