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  • Photos: PSLV climbs away from Indian spaceport

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    Firing into orbit from a barrier island on India’s east coast, a 145-foot-tall (44-meter) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off early Wednesday to deploy 20 satellites in a perch more than 300 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth. Propelled by a solid-fueled core stage and six strap-on solid rocket motors, the PSLV XL launched at 0356…

  • India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites

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    Updated after launch. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0356 GMT Wednesday (11:56 p.m. EDT Tuesday), or 9:26 a.m. local time in India. Credit: ISRO A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off early Wednesday with an assortment of payloads for the Indian government, domestic universities, and institutions and companies from Indonesia, Canada, Germany…