ISRO Sets World Record: by launching 10 satellites in a single mission

In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PSLV-C9 in its ‘core alone’ configuration launched ten satellites with a total weight of about 820 kg.

The 35 year old Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on Monday broke world record and created history by successfully launching a cluster of 10 satellites in a single mission.

10 satellites include 2 Indian satellites and satellites from Canada, Germany, Denmark, Japan and Netherlands. It’s a very proud moment for all Indians. This feat not only shows our remarkable achievement but also the success of PSLV in putting the satellites into orbits. India is among very few countries which have the capability of launching satellite indigenously.

The satellites were deployed in orbit within minutes of each other in a rare space accomplishment, with the complete mission lasting about 20 minutes.

The launch broke the current world record of deploying eight satellites in a single mission created by Russia almost a year ago.

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