PSLV launches six Singapore satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 20, 2015, 1:15 PM ET (1815 GMT)
An Indian rocket successfully launched six satellites for Singapore Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off on schedule at 7:30 am EST (1230 GMT, 6:00 pm local time) and deployed the satellites into low Earth orbit about 20 minutes later. The primary payload of the mission was TeLEOS-1, a 400-kilogram commercial remote sensing satellite. The rocket also carried five smaller satellites built by two Singapore universities.
An Indian rocket successfully launched six satellites for Singapore Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off on schedule at 7:30 am EST (1230 GMT, 6:00 pm local time) and deployed the satellites into low Earth orbit about 20 minutes later. The primary payload of the mission was TeLEOS-1, a 400-kilogram commercial remote sensing satellite. The rocket also carried five smaller satellites built by two Singapore universities.
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