PSLV rocket with five satellites blasts off
By IANSSunday, July 11, 2010
SRIHARIKOTA - A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying five satellites, including the advanced high resolution cartography satellite Cartosat-2B, blasted off from here Monday.
Built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the 230 tonne PSLV - standing 44 metres tall - soared towards the heavens from the spaceport here, about 80 km north of Chennai. The five satellites together weigh 819 kg.
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