ISRO Mission A Success, Places European Sun-Observation Satellites In Orbit | Read
At 4:04 pm, the sky over India's rocket port at Sriharikota was lit up as the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) workhorse rocket, the PSLV, lifted off for its 61st flight.
The two satellites together weighing 545 kg were hoisted into space using the 44.5-metre-tall Indian rocket that weighs 320 tonnes at lift-off. About 18 minutes after lift-off, the two satellites were released at an altitude of 600 km above the Earth. ISRO said, "The mission has successfully achieved its launch objectives, deploying satellites into their designated orbit with precision".
