India’s PSLV Soars to Orbit with 31 Satellites, performs In-Space Testing for Future Capabilities

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from an island spaceport on the country’s east coast Friday morning, quickly climbing into clear skies before navigating around the Island of Sri Lanka in a pre-programmed maneuver and then heading south over the Indian Ocean to drop an international assortment of 31 satellites off in orbit

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Photos: 40th PSLV blasts off with 31 Satellites for India & International Customers

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the country’s east coast at 3:59 UTC, 9:29 a.m. local time on Friday on a mission to deliver 31 satellites for 15 countries into a Sun Synchronous Orbit

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Video: India’s PSLV dispatches International Group of Satellites

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the country’s east coast at 3:59 UTC, 9:29 a.m. local time on Friday on a mission to deliver 31 satellites for 15 countries into a Sun Synchronous Orbit

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Indian PSLV ready for Friday Morning Liftoff with CartoSat-2E & International Rideshare Passengers

India’s PSLV Rocket has entered countdown operations for liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Friday with the CartoSat-2E Earth-Imaging Satellite and an international rideshare opportunity for thirty secondary payloads of various shapes and sizes in support of Earth observation, technology demonstration, communications and meteorology.

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Photos: India’s PSLV completes Assembly for International Rideshare Launch

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is assembled atop the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the country’s East Coast for a June 2017 liftoff with the CartoSat-2E Earth-Imaging Satellite along with 30 satellites from 15 countries riding as secondary payloads.

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Photos: Next CartoSat Earth-Imaging Craft prepares for Liftoff

India’s CartoSat-2E Earth-Imaging satellite, the third CartoSat spacecraft to reach the launch pad in the last 12 months, goes through final testing and processing ahead of taking its place atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle for a June 2017 liftoff.

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