India's space agency ISRO launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh (India) today making India become the first country to successfully carry so many satellites in a single mission. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 is the star of what has been described as an incredible step for the country's space programme. It tore into the sky at 9.28 am, breaking free of the earth's gravitational pull with a growl.
10 Key Things to Know about ISRO's 39th Mission of PSLV-C37: Launch of 104 Satellites:
1. In just 18 minutes, all 101 satellites were released into space, each travelling at the speed of over 27,000 km/ hour - 40 times the speed of an average passenger aeroplane.
2. India's workhorse rocket PSLV-C37 is on its 39th mission. Many of the 104 satellites belongs to international clients.
3. This is the heaviest version of the PSLV, weighing about 320 tonnes at lift-off and standing tall at 44.4 meters.
4. The main passenger is the Earth-mapping Cartosat 2 series satellite, which weighs 714 kg.
5. The smaller satellites belonged to the US, Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates while 96 of the satellites belonged to the US.
6. Close to 90 small satellites named 'Doves' belong to one San Francisco-based company, Planet Inc. The Dove constellation will be used to image the earth at low cost.
7. Two ISRO-made Nano satellites belonging to international customers were also launched. They weigh about 1,378 kg. The PSLV first launched the Cartosat-2 and then its 103 co-passengers into the polar Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 520 km from the Earth.
8. PM Narendra Modi congratulated the scientists for successful launch, saying "this remarkable feat has made India proud".
9. In 2014, the Russian Space Agency has launched 37 satellites in one go.
10. This is ISRO's second successful attempt after the launch of 23 satellites in a single rocket in June 2015.
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