Indias' recent rocket launch has set a record breaker
Launch Procedure
The PSLV-C37 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 09:28 on 15 February 2017. It carried a total of 104 satellites including the 714 kilograms (1,574 lb) primary payload Cartosat-2D.The launcher started placing the satellites into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit one after the other after a flight of 16 minutes and 48 seconds.It first injected the satellite Cartosat-2D at an altitude of 510.383 km, followed by the two ISRO nanosatellites INS-1A and INS-1B.It then took 11 minutes for the PSLV C-37 to place the remaining 101 "co-passenger" satellites into their intended orbits.Soon after separation from the launch vehicle, the two solar arrays on board Cartosat-2D satellite were automatically deployed. Afterwards, ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network at Bengaluru took over the control of the satellite. The satellite, once brought to its final operational configuration, will begin to provide remote sensing services using its panchromatic (black and white) and multispectral (colour) cameras. The mission lasted for 29 minutes.
Originally PSLV-C37 was set to launch in January 2017 with 83 satellites. With addition of twenty more satellites to the payload, the schedule was changed to 15 February 2017.
The rocket launched 104 satellites: two nanosatellites from India, one each from Kazakhstan, Israel, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates along with 96 from the United States of America (88 Dove satellites and 8 LEMUR satellites). The three Indian satellites launched were Cartosat-2D, INS-1A, and INS-1B. The 101 satellites were launched as a part of the commercial arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited, the Department of Space by the Government of India, the commercial arm of ISRO, and the International customers.
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