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India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:29 am on 23 June.
PSLV-C38 launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites together, weighing about 243 kg at lift-off, into a 505-km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit, the space agency said.
The co-passenger satellites comprise 29 nano satellites from 14 countries – Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, besides a nano satellite from India.
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