It's a lift-off! ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite

November 29, 2018 11:06

PSLVC43 successfully lifts off with 31 satellites, including HysIS, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

The Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS), an earth observation satellite developed by ISRO, is the primary satellite of the PSLV-C43 mission.

The co-passengers of HysIS include 1 micro and 29 nano satellites from eight different countries. All these satellites have been commercially contracted for launch through ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation Limited.

This is ISRO's second launch in the month. The space agency had launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29 on board GSLV MkIII-D2 on November 14.

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