PSLV launch | File PhotoIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) set a world record on February 15 by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. A day after the successful mission, ISRO released a footage of the launch of PSLV-C37 which shows separation of all satellites in space. Let us tell you, the sight is nothing short of spectacular.
The video starts with the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasting off at 9:28 am from the launch pad. After the lift-off, we get to see a selfie video that shows how PSLV-C37 ejecting the Cartosat-2 series satellite into the Earth's orbit followed by the other 103 nano satellites, including 96 from the U.S, in a gap of about 30 minutes.
It gives us a detailed view of the PSLV-C37 ejecting the 714 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite, followed by ISRO's nano satellites INS-1A and INS-1B into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). This was followed by the launch of the other 101 nano satellites of overseas customers, in a series of separations.
This is the highest number of satellites ever launched in a single mission.
Now, watch the video shot by the camera on-board PSLV-C37:
(With agency inputs)
