India creates space history with PSLV C21
Sriharikota, Sep 09 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched its historic Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C21) at 09:51 am from the spaceport at in Andhra Pradesh. The 51 hour countdown began at 6.51 am on Friday. Indias space programme in this way poised for a historic RPT historic milestone on when ISROs workhorse PSLV rocket put two foreign satellites in orbit in the agencys 100th mission. The PSLV C 21 is carrying French advanced remote sensing satellite 720 kg SPOT 6 and its 15 kg Japanese micro satellite PROITERES. The mission is however without any Indian satellite.
