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  • 40th flight of India’s PSLV declared a success

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    India’s 40th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday). Credit: ISRO An Indian mapping satellite and 30 other payloads vaulted into space Friday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, arriving in an on-the-mark orbit more than 300 miles above Earth. Launching on…

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

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    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…

  • Indian rocket set to launch 31 satellites

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    Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, crowned with 31 satellites from 15 countries, is counting down to liftoff early Friday from an island spaceport on the country’s east coast. Carrying an Indian mapping satellite, an agricultural research craft built by Indian university students, and 29 secondary payloads, the 144-foot-tall (44-meter) PSLV will blast…