In what is being described as a record, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists are preparing to place 20 satellites simultaneously into the orbit through Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-34.
PSVL will carry one Indian Remote Sensing Satellite and 19 other satellites from the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota on June 20.
“The vehicle is integrated and the satellites are assembled. However, the muhurtam for injecting the vehicle is not yet fixed,” said Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) Director P. Kunhikrishnan, who visited Vijayawada on Monday, told The Hindu.
Explaining the launch of the new vehicle, two nano satellites, developed by Indian universities and 17 foreign satellites will be sent into the orbit.
A team of scientists are making efforts for the successful launch of PSLV C-34.
“Apart from remote sensing and two nano satellites, 17 other satellites developed by Indonesia, Canada, Germany and USA will be injected from SHAR, which is for the first of its kind in the history of ISRO,” Mr. Kunhikrishnan said.
In 2008 April, ISRO launched ten satellites using PSLV C-9, which was the highest. India has now good navigation system with the launch of seven vehicles, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had named the system as ‘Navic’, said the director.
Mr. Kunhikrishnan later cleared the doubts raised by students of various professional colleges on the activities of SHAR at a programme held here.
National meet
Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE), Sriharikota Chapter, will organise Large-Scale Multi-disciplinary Systems of National Significance (LAMSYS) national-level conference at Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) in Nellore district on June 24 and 25, said SHAR Deputy General Manager B.V. Subba Rao.
Participants from various research wings, universities and professional colleges across the country will participate in the two-day meet.
