ISRO Successfully Launches RISAT-2BR1
On 11th December, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched RISAT-2BR1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It also carried nine commercial satellites; six from the USA and one each from Israel, Italy and Japan. These international customer satellites were launched under a commercial arrangement with New Space India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The launch also marks multiple milestones: It was PSLV’s 50th mission (PSLV-C48), 75th launch vehicle mission from SDSC and 2nd flight of PSLV in‘QL’configuration (with 4 solid strap-on motors).
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