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.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Wednesday, July 8
Rocket Lab's launch failure prompts support from SpaceX's Elon Musk
Business Insider — 6:21 am ET (1021 GMT) 'Worried for our families and all of mankind.' Coronavirus a concern even for astronauts in space
USA Today — 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT) When And Where To Watch Live Wednesday As SpaceX Finally Launches All-New Starlink ‘VisorSats’
Forbes.com — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to kick off busy month of launches with 10th Starlink mission
Teslarati — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT) How Covid is strengthening our ties to outer space
Israel21c — 6:11 am ET (1011 GMT) |
