Indian Space Research Organisation successfully put into orbit its own weather satellite SCATSAT-1 this morning at around 9 am.
In the second phase of its mission, the rocket launched seven other satellites. The payload includes five foreign and two Indian satellites in different orbits after a flight of more than two hours.
This was the first mission of PSLV in which it launched its payloads into two different orbits.
SCATSAT-1 spacecraft integrated with PSLV-C35 with two halves of the heat shield seen.
The foreign satellites were from the US, Canada and Algeria besides from Indian Universities.
ISRO’s SCATSAT-1 can generate accurate data on wind patterns over the ocean surface.
It is a continuity mission for the Oceansat-2, which has exhausted its operational life. The expected lifespan of SCATSAT-1 is expected to be five years.
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have congratulated ISRO for successful launch of SCATSAT-1 and 7 other satellites.
The Prime Minister said, Indian scientists innovative zeal has touched the lives of 125 crore Indians and made India proud worldwide.
