ISRO launches 31 satellites from Sriharikota in one go

November 29, 2018:

On Friday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it would launch 31 satellites, including India’s Cartosat-2 series earth observation space craft, in a single mission on Jan 10.

The mission will be the first ‘Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’ (PSLV) mission after the unsuccessful launch of the navigation satellite IRNSS-1H in August this year.

A Senior ISRO official said, “The launch is tentatively scheduled for Jan 10."

The mission’s main payload would be India’s Cartosat-2 series earth observation satellite.

The high-profile Mission Readiness Review committee and Launch Authorisation Board is scheduled to meet soon to take the final call.

PSLV-C40 will be used for the launch from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota, about 100 kilometres from Chennai.

The mission would be a combination of 28 nano satellites from abroad, including Finland and the U.S., one micro and one nano satellite from India along with one Cartosat satellite, the official said.

On Aug 31, India’s mission to launch its backup navigation satellite IRNSS-1H on board PSLV-C39 was unsuccessful after a technical snag on the final leg.

In Feb this year, PSLV-C37 launched the first Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 103 co-passenger satellites in a single flight.