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  • Indian military satellite, 20 more Planet imaging CubeSats launched by PSLV

    A 145-foot-tall (44-meter) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Monday. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off and successfully deployed a military electronic surveillance satellite and 28 nanosatellites for companies in the United States, Lithuania, Spain and Switzerland at two different altitudes Monday, before the…

  • Live coverage: New configuration of India’s PSLV launches for first time

    Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the EMISat electronic intelligence-gathering satellite and 28 nanosatellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0330 GMT (11:30 p.m. EDT) and will be available on this page.

  • India’s PSLV poised for launch with 29 satellites

    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, fitted with four solid rocket boosters, stands on the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast on the Bay of Bengal. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is scheduled for liftoff Sunday night with an intelligence-gathering electronic surveillance satellite and 28 secondary…

  • On-board camera replay of PSLV’s deployment of 31 smallsats

    Video Playerhttps://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/videos/c_43_final.mp4.mp4 Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found Download File: https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/videos/c_43_final.mp4.mp4?_=100:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Video credit: ISRO India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle released 31 satellites into two different orbits Thursday, and on-board cameras captured dazzling views of the smallsats flying away from the rocket’s upper stage high…

  • Indian rocket launches 31 satellites

    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off with 31 satellites. Credit: ISRO India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Thursday and deployed in orbit a hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite designed to assess vegetation, soil conditions and pollution in rich detail, then maneuvered to a lower altitude to release 30 more smallsats, including reinforcements for Planet and…

  • Live coverage: PSLV launches cluster of international satellites

    Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the HysIS hyperspectral Earth observation satellite and 30 smallsats. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0400 GMT (11 p.m. EST) and will be available on this page.

  • Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle prepared for liftoff

    Ready for its 40th launch, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set to carry 31 satellites into orbit Friday, and these photos chronicle the rocket’s launch preparations. The 144-foot-tall (44-meter) rocket is set for liftoff at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast. It will…

  • British satellites set to ride Indian rocket into space

    The PSLV’s second stage is hoisted onto the rocket during stacking operations at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast. Credit: ISRO India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set for liftoff Friday with five satellites built in Britain to look down on Earth and test a solar sail’s ability to clean up space…