India’s PSLV Rocket Returns to Flight with Successful Multi-Payload Delivery for Seven Nations

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 5092 Views Arkyd, Cartosat, Cartosat-2F, CICERO, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs, Planetary Resources, Satish Dhawan, Spire, Tyvak

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle opened the country’s space flight year 2018 on Friday with an impressive Return-To-Flight mission lifting into orbit an assortment of 31 satellites of vastly different shapes and sizes for operators in seven different countries.

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Photos: PSLV Rocket Assembly for Return to Flight Mission

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Patrick Blau 3194 Views Arkyd, Cartosat, Cartosat-2F, CICERO, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs, Planetary Resources, Satish Dhawan, Spire, Tyvak

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is assembled for a January 2018 launch with a total of thirty satellites, amounting to a payload mass of 1,323 Kilograms headed into Sun Synchronous Orbit.

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Photos: PSLV C40 Payload Preparations

January 10, 2018 Patrick Blau 2483 Views Arkyd, Cartosat, Cartosat-2F, CICERO, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs, Planetary Resources, Satish Dhawan, Spire, Tyvak

Three Indian satellites undergo final processing and checkouts for a January 2018 liftoff atop the country’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle alongside 28 international rideshare payloads.