The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday April 01,2019 put the
Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO), and 28 other foreign satellites
into orbit in a copy book style.
With Monday's launch, India has successfully put into orbit 297 foreign satellites till date.
The
notable aspects of this space mission are the flying of a new variant
of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), switching off and on the
fourth stage engine couple of times and the use of the fourth stage as
an orbital platform carrying three experimental payloads.
After
the successful launch, the space agency's Chairman K. Sivan said:
"Today the PSLV has successfully injected the ISRO-made Emisat satellite
and 28 customer satellites at a 504 km altitude.
"The
mission is special for the ISRO on many counts as it was the first time
a PSLV rocket was launched with four strap-on motors; the mission has
three different orbits for the very first time; the fourth stage was
made an orbital platform for experiments; and there was also a new team
for the PSLV."
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