PSLV's commercial launch carrying seven satellites successful

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the successful launch of Chandrayaan 3, the commercial launch of the PSLV rocket took place today at 6.30 am from Sriharikota.

Seven satellites were launched at once, including Singapore's Earth observation satellite DS-SAR and six smaller satellites. The launch scheduled for 26th was postponed to today due to technical reasons.

The satellites will be launched into an orbit at an altitude of 535 km above the Earth.

This is the 59th launch of PSLV, ISRO's most reliable rocket.

It was the 17th launch of the core-alone configuration version of the rocket. The rocket is named PSLV C56.

The launch is based on an agreement between New Space India, the commercial arm of ISRO, and the Singapore government.

Apart from DS-SAR which weighs 352 kg, the other six satellites weigh 52.5 kg.