Indian space Research Organisation(ISRO)begins 48-hour countdown for launch of 20 satellites on Wednesday June 22,2016

 

The Indian space Research Organisation(ISRO) on Monday morning June 20,2016 began the 48-hour countdown for the launch of India's Cartosat -2 series and 19 other satellites in a single mission slated for Wednesday June 22,2016

According to ISRO, the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C34 carrying 20 satellites will lift off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9.26 am on June 22,2016

The rocket's main cargo will be India's 725.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation.

The co-passenger satellites weighing totally around 560 kg are from US, Canada, Germany and Indonesia as well as one satellite each from Chennai's Sathyabama University and College of Engineering, Pune.

The total weight of all the 20 satellites carried onboard PSLV-C34 is about 1288 kg.

ISRO said the whole mission will get over in around 26 minutes.

• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C34 will be used to carry the satellites, including India’s earth observation spacecraft Cartosat-2, from the Second Launch Pad 9 (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
• PSLV-C34 will launch 19 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 560 kg at lift-off into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
• ISRO said the total weight of all the 20 satellites carried on board PSLV-C34 is about 1,288 kg.
• The co-passengers include satellites from the US, Canada, Germany and Indonesia as well as two satellites from Indian Universities.
• The space agency had earlier sent 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission in 2008.