ISRO's PSLV succesfully puts two UK earth observation satellites into orbit on 16th Sept 2018

ISRO's work horse, PSLV in its 44th flight has put two UK earth observation satellites into the orbit on 16th September, 2018.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites -- NovaSAR and S1-4 -- from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota here on sunday, 16th September, 2018.

The PSLV-C42 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center,  at 10.08 pm (IST). Both satellites were injected into the Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 17 minutes later, at an altitude of 583 km.

Both of these satellites belong o UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), which has a contract with Antrix Corporation Ltd, the commercial arm of ISRO.

The NovaSAR is an S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and has an Automatic Identification Receiver payload.  The satellite is intended for applications which include forestry mapping, land use and ice cover monitoring, flood and disaster monitoring and maritime missions. It will be operated from SSTL’s Spacecraft Operations Centre in Guildford, UK.

S1-4 is a high resolution earth observation satellite meant for surveying resources, environment monitoring, urban management and disaster monitoring.

This was the 44th flight of PSLV and the 12th flight of the Core Alone version of the vehicle. Core Alone is its lightest version without the six strap-on motors. It is used for launching smaller payloads.

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Here is a video of the launch..