In yet another text-book launch, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) work-horse – the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) – in its 51st mission (PSLV-C49) successfully launched with precision all the ten satellites – primary EOS-01satellite (of India) and nine international customer satellites into the orbit.
The launch was originally scheduled to be at 1502 hr but was delayed by ten minutes. No reason was given for the delay. However, it was raining heavily.
For the first time this year, a rocket roared from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR, Sriharikota. The PSLV-C49 launched EOS-01 as primary satellite along with nine international customer satellites of Lithuania (1 – for technology demonstration); Luxembourg (4 – for maritime applications) and the US (4 – for multi-mission remote sensing).
At 1512 hr the rocket lifted off from the first launch pad into the sky…