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After beginning a 28-hour countdown on Thursday morning, ISRO seems all set to go ahead with the launch of the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat-2 Series mission. The mission will include ISRO’s 100th satellite launch and is expected to launch at 9.29 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which has been a workhorse for ISRO will take into orbit a total of 31 satellites, of which the Cartosat 2-series satellite and two others are Indian satellites. The 28 others are hosted by six different nations. [caption id=“attachment_4299291” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] PSLV-C40 on First Launch Pad. Image: ISRO[/caption] Based on information provided by ISRO, the Cartosat 2 series satellite is the third satellite in the Cartosat series which is made with the objective of providing high-resolution scene-specific spot imagery which will be used for Land Information System (LIS) as well as Geographical Information System (GIS)-based applications. The satellite is on the heavier side, weighing 710 kg.
ISRO PSLV-C40 launch: Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 others successfully placed in orbit
ISRO PSLV-C40 launch: Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 others successfully placed in orbit
tech2 News Staff
• January 12, 2018, 12:27:30 IST
ISRO is set to launch the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat-2 Series satellite into orbit at 9:29 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
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January 12, 2018, 12:04:57 (IST)
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
January 12, 2018, 10:59:43 (IST)
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
January 12, 2018, 10:50:45 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, showering his praise for the ISRO team.
January 12, 2018, 10:21:45 (IST)
The Fourth Stage ENGINE RESTART 1 should be happening in some time.
January 12, 2018, 10:13:33 (IST)
This is the 250th deployment by ISRO.
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January 12, 2018, 10:09:33 (IST)
S Somnath, Director LPSC takes stage to explain more about PSLV-C40 as we wait for the fourth stage re-ignition.
January 12, 2018, 10:06:52 (IST)
Next Chairman of ISRO, K. Sivan takes the stage to speak about future missions of ISRO
January 12, 2018, 10:03:55 (IST)
ISRO is planning three consecutive launches from the second launch pad in the near future
January 12, 2018, 10:02:37 (IST)
P Kunhikrishnan, Director SDSC SHAR takes stage from AS Kiran Kumar to explain more about the launch of PSLV-C40
January 12, 2018, 10:00:45 (IST)
ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar takes stage to announce successful deployment of nanosatellites
January 12, 2018, 09:57:32 (IST)
All nanosatellites have been successfully separated.
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January 12, 2018, 09:51:36 (IST)
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.
January 12, 2018, 09:47:50 (IST)
The primary payload of the PSLV-C40, the Cartosat-2 Series Satellite has been successfully separated.
January 12, 2018, 09:46:49 (IST)
We are edging closer to the separation of the Cartosat-2 Series satellite, as the fourth stage of the vehicle engine is shut off.
January 12, 2018, 09:44:06 (IST)
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.
January 12, 2018, 09:41:25 (IST)
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.
January 12, 2018, 09:37:32 (IST)
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.
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January 12, 2018, 09:35:53 (IST)
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.
January 12, 2018, 09:33:10 (IST)
The heat shield has also come off safely as things seem to be on course for a successful ISRO launch.
January 12, 2018, 09:32:15 (IST)
The second stage separation has been ignited and will happen after 4 minutes and 21 seconds after launch.
January 12, 2018, 09:31:07 (IST)
The first stage separation is expected to happen at 1 minute and 48 seconds from launch.
January 12, 2018, 09:29:47 (IST)
We have lift-off at Sriharikota.
January 12, 2018, 09:28:28 (IST)
We are just over a minute away from the launch of the PSLV-C40/ Cartosat 2 series satellite launch.
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January 12, 2018, 09:27:45 (IST)
Based on information provided by ISRO, the total weight of all the 31 satellites carried onboard PSLV-C40 is about 1323 kg.
January 12, 2018, 09:26:44 (IST)
There has been a small change in the launch time and the PSLV-C40 will now lift-off at 9:31 am.
January 12, 2018, 09:24:34 (IST)
We are just 3 minutes away from launch. Weather seems to be all clear for the time being with a very mild breeze.
January 12, 2018, 09:22:48 (IST)
The PSLV-C40 will also carry 16 nanosatellites made by the US into the sun-synchronous orbit of the Earth.
January 12, 2018, 09:21:17 (IST)
Of the 3 Indian satellites being launched, one is the Cartosat 2 series satellite, one microsatellite and one nanosatellite.
January 12, 2018, 09:19:12 (IST)
This will be the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s 42th flight.
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January 12, 2018, 08:59:41 (IST)
Alongside the Cartosat 2 series satellite, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is expected to take 30 other micro and nanosatellites into orbit.
January 12, 2018, 08:57:19 (IST)
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.
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