ISRO Successfully Places Record 20 Satellites In Orbit
Updated: June 22, 2016 11:42 IST
India's Space Agency ISRO placed a record number of 20 satellites in the orbit today from Sriharikota after running a 48-hour countdown.
Bystanders watch as Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) satellite CARTOSAT-2, along with 20 other satellites from the US, Canada, Germany and Indonesia on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C34). (AFP Photo)
The 320-tonne PSLV C-34 carried 17 foreign small satellites but the main passenger was a 727-kg Indian earth observation satellite called Cartosat. (AFP Photo)
The PSLV-C34 a day before its launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)
The satellites put into orbit include an earth imaging satellite made by Terra Bella, a Google-owned company.
Launching 20 satellites in a single mission is like "allowing birds to fly in space", the ISRO chairman had earlier told NDTV.
