ISRO PSLV-C40 launch: Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 others successfully placed in orbit

Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forests and Climate Change congratulates ISRO for its achievement.

I congratulate #ISRO scientists for the successful launch of #PSLVC40Cartosat2Series, the 100thSatellite Launch, taking India to the select club of space-faring nations. pic.twitter.com/IkGww5lNDk

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 12, 2018

Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, showering his praise for the ISRO team.

A message to ISRO from Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

Congratulations to #ISRO for the successful launch of 100th #Cartosat-2 series satellite from Sriharikota. The nation is proud of team @isro#PSLVC40 #PSLV

— Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177) January 12, 2018

The Fourth Stage ENGINE RESTART 1 should be happening in some time.

This is the 250th deployment by ISRO.

S Somnath, Director LPSC takes stage to explain more about PSLV-C40 as we wait for the fourth stage re-ignition.

Next Chairman of ISRO, K. Sivan takes the stage to speak about future missions of ISRO

ISRO is planning three consecutive launches from the second launch pad in the near future

P Kunhikrishnan, Director SDSC SHAR takes stage from AS Kiran Kumar to explain more about the launch of PSLV-C40

ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar takes stage to announce successful deployment of nanosatellites

All nanosatellites have been successfully separated.

For those joining us now, the co-passenger satellites comprise one Microsatellite and one Nanosatellite from India as well as 3 Microsatellites and 25 Nanosatellites from six countries, namely, Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, UK and USA.

The primary payload of the PSLV-C40, the Cartosat-2 Series Satellite has been successfully separated.

We are edging closer to the separation of the Cartosat-2 Series satellite, as the fourth stage of the vehicle engine is shut off.

The launch of the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat-2 series satellite is ISRO’s first since the failure of the PSLV-C39. So far, fourth stage performance of the vehicle is absolutely normal.

The fourth stage has been ignited, the part of the vehicle that carries the 31 satellites. The Fourth Stage Cut-off is expected to happen 16 minutes and 36.8 seconds from launch time. This will happen when the vehicle reaches an altitude of  509.365 kilometres from sea level.

The Cartosat-2 Series Satellite Separation is expected to happen at 17 minutes and 18 seconds from lift-off at an altitude of 510.213 kilometres.

Second stage separation has happened as planned and the third stage has been ignited. The separation will happen after 8 minutes and 11 minutes from lift-off.

The heat shield has also come off safely as things seem to be on course for a successful ISRO launch.

The second stage separation has been ignited and will happen after 4 minutes and 21 seconds after launch.

The first stage separation is expected to happen at 1 minute and 48 seconds from launch.

We have lift-off at Sriharikota.

We are just over a minute away from the launch of the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat 2 series satellite launch.

Based on information provided by ISRO, the total weight of all the 31 satellites carried onboard PSLV-C40 is about 1323 kg.

There has been a small change in the launch time and the PSLV-C40 will now lift-off at 9:31 am.

We are just 3 minutes away from launch. Weather seems to be all clear for the time being with a very mild breeze.

The PSLV-C40 will also carry 16 nanosatellites made by the US into the sun-synchronous orbit of the Earth.

Of the 3 Indian satellites being launched, one is the Cartosat 2 series satellite, one microsatellite and one nanosatellite.

This will be the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s 42th flight.

Alongside the Cartosat 2 series satellite, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is expected to take 30 other micro and nanosatellites into orbit.

The clock reads 8:58 am and we are exactly half an hour away from ISRO launching the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat 2 series satellite into the Earth’s orbit.