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PSLV launches Earth science satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
An Indian rocket launched an Earth science satellite and eight secondary payloads early Nov. 26. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 1:26 am EST (0626 GMT) and placed its primary payload, the EOS-06 satellite, into a sun-synchronous orbit 17 minutes later. EOS-06 is the third-generation Earth observation satellite in India's Oceansat series for monitoring oceans, and includes Indian and French instruments. The rocket deployed eight nanosatellite secondary payloads, ranging from a satellite jointly developed by India and Bhutan to four satellites for internet-of-things provider Astrocast.
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