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Sriharikota, ANDHRA PRADESH: India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A in a text book style.
“Today we had a successful launch of RESOURCESAT-2A to provide three tier imaging data. The satellites solar panels were deployed. The launch was perfect,” A S Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said soon after the launch.
Mr Kumar said that for the first time a camera was put on the rocket, and as a result the launch of the satellite and the deployment of solar panels were seen.
Around 10.25 a.m. the PSLV-XL variant rocket standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing 321 ton tore into the morning skies with fierce orange flames at its tail.
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