YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Congratulates ISRO

Hyderabad: YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday congratulated ISRO for successfully launching eight satellites and placing them in two different orbits for the first time in its history. He said ISRO has added another feather to the cap. YS Jagan has applauded the efforts of Indian scientists and those who all contributed to the success of today’s launch.

With today’s successful launch of PSLVC-35, ISRO has achieved two distinctions of lifting eight satellites and putting them in two different orbits.
Monday’s launch marked PSLV’s longest mission spread over two hours and it is the first time that the rocket is putting its payloads in two different orbits.

The 44.4 metre tall PSLV rocket blasted off at 9.12 AM and 17 minutes later injected SCATSAT-1 in orbit. SCATSAT-1 has been successfully injected in orbit, ISRO said.

The 371 kg SCATSAT, the primary satellite meant for weather forecasting, cyclone detection and tracking, was first injected in a Polar Sunsynchronous Orbit (SSO) orbit while the seven others will be injected in a lower orbit after over two hours, the first time the rocket is putting its payloads in two different orbits.