PSLV C17( G SAT 12) LAUNCH ON 15th JULY 2011 FROM SRIHARIKOTA

PSLV C17 lift off shot from SDSC-SHAR Hospital terrace.The majestic launch vehicle lifted off from Sriharikota at 4.48 pm and within a few seconds disappeared into the clouds. Thirty minutes later, it injected the satellite into an orbit with a perigee (closest point to earth) of 284 km and an apogee (farthest point) of 21,000 km.

PSLV-C17, which marked the 19th flight of the Isro's workhorse, was similar to the one used for the Chandrayaan-1 mission on October 22, 2008, with six extended solid strap-on motors. The Indian National Satellite (Insat) system, established in 1983, is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in the Asia Pacific region

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• PSLV
• C17

[chasy2007]

@TheRaawan I spoke.... The Rocket has disappeared in clouds

[madhavaram123]

useful information provided in the comments section. thanks

[chasy2007]

Улетела в окно облаков :)

[06sudhakar]

good job.....

[shanu7uday]

good job!

[jvbenjamin]

JAI HIND ! CONGRATS TO ISRO !