ISRO's PSLV-C35 carrying eight satellites launched

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday launched eight satellites, including India’s SCATSAT-1 for ocean-related studies from the Sriharikota space port.

The country’s most trusted work horse PSLV, in its 37th flight (PSLV-C35), will carry and put the 377 kg SCATSAT-1 and seven co-passenger satellites into polar Sun Synchronous Orbit .

This is the first mission of PSLV in which it will be launching its payloads into two different orbits. PSLV-C35 will be the 15th flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with the use of solid strap-on motors).

Monday’s mission is the longest for the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV-C35) that lifted off from



Sriharikota at 9.12am carrying eight satellites -- three from India, including the weather satellite SCATSAT-1, three from Algeria, and one each from Canada and the US.

The 371-kg SCATSAT-1, launched within 17 minutes of takeoff, will study oceans and help in weather forecasting, including cyclone detection.

The remaining seven will be put into orbit around two hours later.

“SCATSAT-1 will be placed into a 730-km polar sun synchronous orbit (the satellite will travel from the North Pole to the South) whereas the two universities/academic institute satellites and the five foreign satellites will be placed into a 689-km polar orbit,” Isro said ahead of the launch.