Wednesday 20 April 2011
PSLV launched, 3 satellites in orbits
Posted on 21:58 by Maria Scott
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| (ISRO) Chairman K. Radhakrishnan |
A "Delightful but tense" 18 minutes after taking off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully placed three satellites, including Resourcesat-2, in their respective orbits on Wednesday morning. This was the 17th successive successful mission on the PSLV.
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| PSLV launched |
Having spent the past few days engrossed with the preparatory work for the launch, scientists at the mission command centre, including chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan, broke into a cheer and went into a huddle after the vehicle and the payloads performed as planned.
"The mission was a grand success," said Radhakrishnan, adding that the string of successes proved to the international community the reliability and cost effectiveness of the vehicle.
The PSLV-C16, launched at 10.12 am from the first launch pad, met all critical parameters and placed the satellites in their precise orbits, prompting the scientists to claim that the mission worked like clockwork.
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