India's rocket goes into space with 10 satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 28 (IANS) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C9 lifted off successfully with 10 satellites - two Indian and eight foreign - at 9.23 a.m. Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.

Officials said the satellites' launches were progressing as expected. Around 16 minutes into the flight, the satellites will be injected into the polar sun synchronous orbit inclined at an angle of 97.94 degree to the equator.

The highly agile CARTOSAT-2A is steerable along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. The 83-Kilogram Indian Satellite (IMS-1), developed by ISRO, incorporates many new technologies and has miniaturised subsystems.