Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Emistat and 28 other foreign satellites into orbit Monday April 01,2019

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."