Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its historic 100th Satellite PSLV-C40/ CARTOSAT-2 SERIES from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The 30 other satellites include two satellites from India and 28 others from six countries United States, Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. The mission is unique one with satellites being launched in two orbits. </s> The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg at lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit with its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38). The satellite mission was launched from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The mission assumed significance for Tamil Nadu as it carried a satellite indigenously developed by students of a university in Kanyakumari district. Developed by Noorul Islam University, the NIUSAT satellite is designed to provide multi-spectral imagery for agricultural crop monitoring and disaster management support applications.

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10.10 am: PSLV-C38 successfully puts Cartosat-2 Series and 30 other satellites into orbit, says ISRO

10.00 am: All 31 satellites have been successfully separated: ISRO

9.43 am: According to ISRO, the performance of PSLV-C38 has been normal so far.

9.29 am: PSLV-C38, carrying 31 satellites, has been launched.

9.24 am: This will be the 40th flight of PSLV and 17th flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with the use of solid strap-on motors). PSLV-C38 will carry satellites weighing a total of about 955 kg.

9.22 am: Cartosat-2, the primary satellite which would be launched, is a remote sensing satellite that is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series with the objective of providing high-resolution scene specific spot imagery.

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PSLV-C38 lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday (TOI photo by R Ramesh Shankar)

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SRIHARIKOTA:(Isro) once again displayed its mastery in launching multiple satellites in a single flight by placing 31 satellites in their orbits on Friday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle -- PSLV-C38 – placedand 30 nano satellites , including 29 from 14 different countries, in their respective orbits. PSLV-C38 blasted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9.29am. It was PSLV’s the 40th flight.Around 16 minutes after lift-off, the rocket placed its main payload –Cartosat-2 Series Satellite-- in orbit. The satellite is the sixth in the Cartosat-2 series.As the rocket propelled further up the space, it ejected 30 other nano satellites. Twenty nine satellites belonged to 14 foreign countries -- Austria, Belgium, Chile, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the UK and the US.One nano satellite was made by students of Noorul Islam University in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.The launch also marked the second highest number of payloads in a single flight after Isro launched 104 satellites onboard PSLV-C37 on February 15 this year.Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar congratulated the scientists after the mission was declared a success.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre director K Sivan said it was not an ordinary mission. PS4 (fourth stage) would travel 10 more orbits after ejecting all the satellites, he said.Mission director B Jayakumar said the vehicle had two more payloads apart from the 31 satellites. The two additional payloads would conduct certain experiments in 10 different orbits. However, he didn’t give details of the two additional payloads.“The fourth stage of the vehicle will be reignited thrice. The atmospheric data collected from the orbit will be useful for future missions,” he said.“The success of the mission shows that PSLV can do any mission, carry any number of satellites and travel multiple orbits,” Jayakumar said.Satish Dhawan Space Centre director P Kunhikrishnan said, “The mission clearly demonstrates the reliability of the launch vehicle.”The 712kg Cartosat will provide regular remote sensing services using its panchromatic and multispectral cameras.The images sent by the satellite will be useful for cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, change detection to bring out geographical and man-made features and various other land information system (LIS) as well as geographical information system (GIS) applications.India has one of the largest fleet of remote sensing satellites. While these satellites provide services for the public, they also have performed specific tasks in the past. It is to recall that images from one of the satellites, Cartosat-2C, was used to nail the targets during India’s surgical strikes on Pakistan last year.In Video: Isro's PSLV C-38 with 31 satellites lifts off from Sriharikota </s> India today successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other spacecraft onboard its dependable Polar rocket from here. The successful orbiting of the satellites by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-40 comes four months after the Indian space Research Organisation’s mission to launch backup navigation spacecraft IRNSS-1H onboard PSLV-39 ended in a rare failure.

A jubilant ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar announced that the Cartosat 2 Series satellite, the seventh in the series, a nano satellite and 28 commercial payloads were successfully injected into the orbit one by one by the PSLV C-40, in the space of about 17.33 minutes since lift-off. A micro satellite of India would be orbited after about 90 minutes following the re-ignition of the fourth stage, Kumar said.

Global client satellites

International customer satellites are three micro and 25 nano-satellites from six countries -- Canada, Finland, France, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Earlier, at the end of the 28-hours countdown, the 44.4 metre tall PSLV-C40 in its 42nd flight, lifted off at 9.29 am and soared into a cloudy sky from the first launch pad.

The opening mission of 2018 was considered crucial for ISRO as the previous PSLV launch came as a setback to scientists as the backup navigation satellite IRNSS-1H could not be placed in orbit following a snag in the final leg of the PSLV-C39 mission in August last year.

The heat shield of the rocket did not separate in the final leg of the launch sequence, trapping the satellite in the fourth stage of the rocket.

New Year gift

A visibly relieved Kiran Kumar, on his final mission as the chief of the space agency, said he was happy to provide Cartosat 2 Series as a New Year gift for the country.

“ISRO is starting 2018 with the successful launch... all customer satellites (besides Cartosat and nanosat) released and the microast after one hour. So far Cartosat performance is satisfactory,” he said at the mission control room.

Referring to the previous launch, he said it had heat shield problem and an ISRO committee had addressed it and taken steps to ensure the vehicle was ‘robust’. </s> In yet another masterful demonstration of its space prowess, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched its workhorse rocket PSLV-C38 from Sriharikota carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. Weighing 712 kg, Cartosat-2 series satellite has been specifically designed for the benefit of the defence forces.

The latest launch comes two weeks after the space agency scripted history by blasting off the GSAT-19 satellite, one of the heaviest communication satellites, with the GSLV Mark III-D1 rocket. The rocket became the heaviest to be launched by ISRO ever, with the heaviest single payload put in orbit as well.

This was the 40th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and 17th flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with the use of solid strap-on motors). The co-passenger satellites comprised 29 Nano satellites from 14 countries – Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America in addition to a Nano satellite from India. The total weight of all the satellites carried on-board the PSLV-C38 is about 955 kg.

Cartosat-2 is a remote sensing satellite that is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series with the objective of providing high-resolution scene specific spot imagery. With the launch of a third spacecraft in Cartosat-2 series, India’s ‘eye in the sky’ is on course to become sharper and wider. According to ISRO sources, the images captured by the previous satellite in the series on India’s neighbourhood had helped New Delhi carry out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control last year.

Reflecting on the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was proud of the space agency’s achievement. “Congratulations to ISRO on its 40th successful Polar satellite launch carrying 31 satellites from 15 countries. You make us proud!,” PM Modi tweeted.

The satellite mission was launched from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The mission assumed significance for Tamil Nadu as it carried a satellite indigenously developed by students of a university in Kanyakumari district. Developed by Noorul Islam University, the NIUSAT satellite has been created to provide multi-spectral imagery for agricultural crop monitoring and disaster management support applications.

ISRO launched 29 international customer Nano satellites as part of the commercial arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), commercial arm of ISRO and international customers. On Thursday, a 28-hour countdown for the launch was started at 5.29 am.

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App </s> India successfully launched its 100th satellite 'Cartosat-2 Series' from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota Island on Friday.

For the mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) used PSLV-C40 launch vehicle, which is carrying 31 satellites, including three from India and 28 from six other countries.

The weather observation 'Cartosat-2 Series' satellite and 29 others will be inserted into a 505-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit after about seventeen and a half minutes since its liftoff.

Later, the payload Microsat developed by the ISRO will be taken down to a lower orbit at 359-kilometre height and launched using the 'multiple engine switch-on' method. This satellite is the seventh remote sensing satellite in its series and has the mission life of five years. Its uses include monitoring urban and rural applications, coastal land use regulation, managing services like road networks and water distribution, detecting changes in geographical features and creation of land use maps. The flight is the first since the setback suffered by the PSLV in August last and is set to demonstrate that the workhorse rocket is back in the game for reliable satellite launches in the low earth and polar orbits. (ANI) </s> The countdown for the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Cartosat-2 series satellite, along with 30 co-passenger satellites, began on Thursday morning. Isro will launch the 712-kg satellite into a 505-km polar sun synchronous orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 9.05 am on Friday.

The Cartosat-2 series satellite will be launched by Isro’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38) for earth observation. It is a remote-sensing satellite that will provide high-resolution, scene-specific spot imagery, the space agency said.

This will be the PSLV’s 40th flight.

The 30 co-passenger satellites, weighing around 243 kg at lift-off, will include 29 nano satellites from 14 countries – Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States – and one made in India. The launch of these international nano satellites is part of an agreement between Isro’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd and international customers. </s> ISRO has started the countdown for the launch of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which will take the Cartosat-2 series satellite as well as 30 co-passenger satellites to space from Sriharikota tomorrow. Following the launch its most powerful indigenous rocket GSLV Mk III on earlier this month, ISRO is all set to launch the Cartosat-2 series which will be carried by PSLV-C38 tomorrow at 0929 hours, the countdown for which started today at 0529 hours. The co-passenger satellites, consist of 29 Nanosatellites from 14 other countries. This will be the 40th flight of PSLV, and this launch is a part of the deal between Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of ISRO and customers all over the globe. Cartosat-2 is a remote sensing satellite and it is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series. Here are all the things you need to know about the satellite launch.

What is the Cartosat-2 series satellite? Cartosat-2 Series Satellite is the main satellite which the PSLV-C38 will carry. It is a remote sensing satellite and its configuration is similar to other satellites in the series. The series was created with the intention of high-resolution spot imagery for particular scenes. The Cartosat-2 Series Satellite, one other Indian satellite, and 29 co-passenger satellites from around the world are in the lineup to be launched into an altitude of 505 km. This satellite series is basically an earth observation satellite which can provide high-res images that provide data in different types of scales. The Cartosat-2 Series satellite is 6th in the series and is known as Cartosat- 2E. The satellite weighs around 714 kg and is operated and maintained by ISRO.

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When is the launch? Which other satellites will go in the PSLV? The Cartosat 2E satellite has been scheduled to be launched tomorrow at 9:20 am and along with it, will go 30 co-passenger satellite. The other nano satellites together weigh around 243kg and will lift off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The PSLV rocket will then sling the satellites into a 505 km polar sun synchronous orbit (SSO). This will be PSLV’s 40th flight launching a total of 955 kg satellite. The other 30 mini satellites along with Cartosat 2 comprise 29 Nanosatellites from 14 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America besides a Nanosatellite from India.

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What is the use of Cartosat-2E? How will it help India? Cartosat-2E has been built especially with a panchromatic camera which will be able to take black and white pictures of the planet in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The images taken from the satellite will be useful for rural and urban spot applications, to identify coastal land use and regulations. The pictures taken will also help monitor the road network and water distribution, the creation of land use maps, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade features and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications. Earlier, India had to purchase pictures worth about Rs 2 crores in a year from Ikonos which is multispectral and offered pictures of lower resolution. Meanwhile, Cartosat 2 series comes with better features and provides better resolution.

How long do these satellites go back in history? The Cartosat is similar to the 4 satellites of the Cartosat-2 series that has been launched in the past. The first one in the series was launched by PSLV-C7 in the year 2007 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre’s FLP at Sriharikota. Then, Cartosat-2A was launched by PSLV-C9 in 2008. It was dedicated to the Indian Armey to establish an Aerospace Command. Following this, satellite Cartosat 2B was launched by PSLV-C15 in the year 2010. Meanwhile, recently the Cartosat 2C, with a special potential to record weather mapping, was taken off on June 22, last year. Meanwhile, in 2017, Cartosat-2D was launched by PSLV-C37 which took with it over 100 satellites. </s> ISRO on Friday successfully launched Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 09.29am

The 28-hour countdown for the launch began at 5.29 am on Thursday.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), would launch the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg at lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

The total weight of all these satellites carried onboard PSLV-C38 is about 955 kg. The co-passenger satellites, comprise 29 Nano satellites from 14 countries - Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America besides a Nano satellite from India.

With the launch of today's Cartosat-2E, the total number of spacecraft missions launched by ISRO rose to 90.

What is the benefit of Cartosite-2 series?

According to ISRO, the imagery of Cartosat-2 series satellite will be useful cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, precision study, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade features and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications.

This remote sensing satellite is similar in configuration to earlier satellites in the series with the objective of providing high-resolution scene specific spot imagery, says ISRO.
ISRO's PSLV-C38 successfully launches Cartosat-2E and 30 other satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.