Indian PSLV launches five British satellites

[Vikrant]

Thanks to India, Britain now has few satellites up there. I hope Indians screened the satellites to make sure they are not spy satellites. Brits can be quite sneaky.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) conducted its thirtieth flight on Friday evening local time, deploying five British satellites into a Sun-Synchronous orbit. Liftoff occurred at 21:58 local time (16:28 UTC) from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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[The Irish Ram]

Obama turned NASA into a teaching tool for foreign governments. As Obama furthered the Muslims, Hillary has chosen to build up India with our paychecks. Global equality may not be all it's cracked up to be. Payloads can change overnight.

 

[S.J.]

We have more reason to suspect India of spying than Great Britain. You can't trust those hairy bastards.

 

[Mr. H.]

Is India attempting to curry the favor of nations?

Perhaps we should cardamom in case they have underrage workers.

 

[Mr. H.]

Is India attempting to curry the favor of nations?

Perhaps we should cardamom in case they have underrage workers.

Oh, they're famous for exploiting kids.

I aniseed what you're saying there.

 

[Vikrant]

Obama turned NASA into a teaching tool for foreign governments. As Obama furthered the Muslims, Hillary has chosen to build up India with our paychecks. Global equality may not be all it's cracked up to be. Payloads can change overnight.

India 's space program goes way before either Obama or Hillary entered politics.

The rockets that carry payloads into space use liquid fuel. It take hours and hours to fuel and prepare those rockets before they can be launched. Therefore they cannot be used as weapons.

India does have missiles that carry nuclear warheads. Those missiles use solid fuel and they can be launched as soon as they are needed. India built them on its own not with the help of Obama or Hillary.

I am surprised that you people believe these kinds of non-sense.

 

[Vikrant]

Is India attempting to curry the favor of nations?

Perhaps we should cardamom in case they have underrage workers.

Oh, they're famous for exploiting kids.

I aniseed what you're saying there.

I think you two are on CRAZY wavelength.

 

[Vikrant]

We have more reason to suspect India of spying than Great Britain. You can't trust those hairy bastards.

That is Indian rocket, you moron. It is up to India to enforce the rule when it comes to types of payload they want to carry on board.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - just what we need - more space junk floatin' around...

India launches a record 104 satellites into orbit
Thu, Feb 16, 2017 - India yesterday successfully put a record 104 satellites into orbit from a single rocket in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency.

Scientists who were at the launch in the southern spaceport of Sriharikota burst into applause as the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that all the satellites had been ejected. “My hearty congratulations to the ISRO team for this success,” ISRO director Kiran Kumar told those gathered at an observatory to track the progress of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately congratulated the scientists for the successful launch, which smashed a record previously held by Russia. “This remarkable feat ... is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. India salutes our scientists,” Modi wrote on Twitter.

The rocket took off at 9:28am and cruised at a speed of 27,000kph, ejecting all the 104 satellites into orbit in about 30 minutes, ISRO said. The rocket’s main cargo was a 714kg satellite for Earth observation, but it was also loaded with 103 smaller “nano satellites,” weighing a combined 664kg. The smallest weighed only 1.1kg. Nearly all of the nano satellites are from other nations, including Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and 96 from the US. About 90 of the satellites were from a San Francisco-based company, Planet Inc, each weighing about 4.5kg. Only three satellites belonged to India.

It was the PSLV’s 39th successful mission, known as India’s space workhorse. In 2015, it carried 23 satellites into space. The launch means India now holds the record for launching the most satellites in one go, surpassing Russia, which launched 39 satellites in a single mission in June 2014. It is another feather in the cap for ISRO, which sent an unmanned rocket to orbit Mars in 2013 at a cost of just US$73 million, compared with NASA’s Maven Mars mission which had a US$671 million price tag.

Experts said much of the credit for India’s burgeoning reputation rests with its successful launch of the Mars orbiter, which gave it an edge over its rivals in the space race. “India is proving to be a very viable option because of the cost and the reliability factor,” New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses senior fellow Ajay Lele said. “India has been doing these launches successfully and has established itself as a very reliable player.”

India launches a record 104 satellites into orbit - Taipei Times