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15
February 2017
Indian
rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Wednesday morning lifted off
successfully with a record 104 satellites, including the country's earth
observation satellite Cartosat-2 series. The
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The
PSLV-XL variant rocket standing 44.4 metre tall and weighing 320 ton tore into
the morning skies at 9.28 a.m. with a deep throated growl breaking free of the
earth's gravitational pull. The Total
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The
earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series weighs 714 kg.
The
co-passenger satellites comprise 101 nano satellites, one each from Israel,
Kazakhstan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the UAE and 96 from the US, as well
as two nano satellites from India. The Total
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The
total weight of all the satellites carried on-board is about 1,378 kg.
By
the 28th minute of the rocket's mission all the 104 satellites would be put
into orbit.
The
PSLV rocket is a four stage/engine rocket powered by solid and liquid fuel
alternatively.
"The
Cartosat satellite is the fourth one in the Cartosat-2 series of earth
observation satellites. Already three are in the orbit and two more will be
launched. Once all the six Cartosat-2 series satellites are launched the
Cartosat-3 series would begin," an ISRO official told IANS preferring
anonymity.The Total Investment & Insurance
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