Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday placed seven satellites belonging to Singapore into intended orbits.
The ISRO said in its official Twitter account that "PSLV-C56 vehicle launched all seven satellites precisely into their intended orbits." The launch of DS-SAR satellite and six co-passenger payloads took place at 6:30 AM Local Time from Sriharikota launchpad located in the South Indian state of Andhrapradesh. The primary satellite of the mission, DS-SAR is a radar imaging earth observation satellite. In addition, there are six co-passenger customer satellites belonging to Singapore. Mission Director Biju SR said that in the 56th successful mission of PSLV, all the seven satellites separated successfully one after another. ISRO Chairman S. Somnath congratulated the scientists and the government of Singapore for having this mission on board PSLV.
Source: Kuwait News Agency