India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45) successfully launches EMISAT from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Subsequently, 28 international customer satellites will be injected into their designated orbit.

Weighing about 436 kg, EMISAT based on ISRO’s Indian Mini Satellite-2 (IMS-2) bus platform. The satellite is intended for electromagnetic spectrum measurement.

A new variant of the India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket on Monday carrying the electronic intelligence satellite, EMISAT for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and 28 other third party satellites lifted off from the second launch pad here.

About 17 minutes into the flight, the rocket would eject the 436 kg EMISAT into a 749 km orbit.

"There is increased demand for satellites from strategic sectors. About six/seven satellites are planned to be built," a senior official told IANS on the condition of anonymity.

After putting into orbit the EMISAT, the rocket will be brought down to put into orbit the 28 foreign satellites at an altitude of 504 km.

The PS4 orbital platform is envisaged to provide a micro-gravity environment for research organisations and academic institutes to perform experiments. In this mission, the PS4 hosts three payloads, namely, Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO, Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), India and Advanced Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science and technology (IIST).

The 28 international customer satellites are from four countries, viz. Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland and USA. All these satellites are being launched under commercial arrangements.


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