Isro Launches 20 Satellites In 26 Minutes

In its thirty sixth flight pslv c34 isro s polar satellite launch vehicle successfully launched the 727 5 kg cartosat 2 series satellite along with 19 co passenger satellites today morning june 22 2016 from satish dhawan space centre shar sriharikota.

Isro launches 20 satellites in 26 minutes.

With 20 satellites the agency beat its previous record of placing 10 satellites in april 2008. The total weight of the rocket and 20 satellites collectively was approximately 1 288 kilograms. The pslv c34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the sun synchronous orbit with a launch mass of 320 000 kilograms 710 000 lb and payload mass of 1 288 kilograms 2 840 lb the c34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by indian space research organisation. The pslv c 34 was successful in placing the carried satellites in their designated orbit within 26 minutes after launch from sri harikota which is no less than a record.

Though isro has been placing multiple satellites into the orbit in a single launch for the last few years wednesday s event is the biggest ever embarked by the space agency in terms of the number of satellites. This is the thirty fifth consecutively successful mission of pslv and the fourteenth in its xl configuration. The indian space research organisation isro launched a record 20 satellites in 26 minutes from its satish dhawan space centre earlier today. Of the 19 satellites 12 are earth imaging dove satellites of usa and another american satellite.

20 satellites in 26 minutes. Isro continues to improve the efficiency of its rocket with every launch. Isro has planned to carry out the launch at 9 25am on wednesday. Isro makes space history.

This is isro s new record of launching 20 satellites including those from the us germany canada and indonesia. Setting a record in its space programme india on wednesday successfully launched 20 satellites including its earth observation cartosat 2 series in a single mission on board isro s workhorse pslv c34 from the spaceport in sriharkota andhra pradesh. Out of the 20 satellites 17 were commercial so used by companies to help us do things like get better tv signals or weather forecasts. 20 launches in 26 minutes.

Pslv c34 was the 36th mission of the pslv program and 14th mission of pslv in xl configuration. Shortly after 9 am india successfully launched a rocket which deposited a record 20 satellites in 26 minutes proof that the country s famously frugal space agency isro is headed for a larger.