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India's rocket goes into space with 10 satellites
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TechTeam on 28 April, 2008 02:04:00
 
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.