The rocket lift off carrying 712 kg Cartosat-2 series together with 30 co-passenger satellites weighing about 243 kg.
Representational image- Cartosat-2 Series Satellite undergoing Accoustic Test (Photo: ISRO)
- Cartosat-2 Series Satellite in the Clean Room at Launch Centre (Photo: ISRO)
- Placement of Nozzle End Segment Module of PSLV-C38 on Launch Pedestal (Photo: ISRO)
- Fully integrated core stage along with strap-ons of PSLV-C38 inside Mobile Service Tower (Photo: ISRO)
- Hoisting of PSLV-C38 second stage during vehicle integration (Photo: ISRO)
- PSLV-C38 heat shield is being closed with all 31 satellites (Photo: ISRO)
- Panaromic view of fully integrated PSLV-C38 seen with Mobile Service Tower (Photo: ISRO)
- Panaromic view of fully integrated PSLV-C38 at First Launch Pad (Photo: ISRO)
On June 23, ISRO’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C38 lifted off from the First Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The rocket will inject India’s sixth ‘eye in the sky’ Cartosat-2 series along with 30 nano satellites into Sun Synchronous Orbit. Peek into how ISRO prepared for the launch.
The rocket lift off carrying 712 kg Cartosat-2 series together with 30 co-passenger satellites weighing about 243 kg.
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