In Pictures: ISRO Perfectly Executes PSLV-C51 Launch; Main Passenger Amazonia-1 Successfully Placed In Orbit
ISRO s PSLV-C51 rocket
ISRO on Sunday morning (28 February) successfully placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil s earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 the primary passenger-in a text book style. The multiple satellite launch space mission that lasted just under two hours was one of the longest for PSLV.
Congratulating Team ISRO for the successful mission K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, The five Indian satellites are the result of the reform measures announced by the government earlier.
Looking forward, Sivan said, Team ISRO s hands are full as there will be 14 space missions during 2021 that includes six satellite missions, seven launch missions and one unmanned mission part of India s human space mission Gaganyaan by the end of this year.
India's Polar rocket PSLV C-51 carrying Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites blasted off from this spaceport on Sunday, in the first mission of the year for ISRO.ISRO The Polar Satellite L
The Indian rocket numbered PSLV-C51 carrying the 637-kg Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites (including 13 from the USA) is scheduled to lift-off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 10.24 a.m. on Sunday (February 27).
The countdown for India s one of the longest rocketing by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying 19 satellites began at 8.54 a.m. on Saturday, said a top official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Indian rocket numbered PSLV-C51 carrying the 637-kg Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites (including 13 from USA) is scheduled to lift-off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 10.24 a.m. on Sunday. The countdown for the rocket s flight started at 8.54 a.m for the launch at 10.24 a.m tomorrow (Sunday), K.Sivan, ISRO Chairman told IANS.
Will launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 of Brazil as primary satellite and 18 co-passenger payloads from the first launch pad of the Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh