India Puts 7 Satellites Into Orbit

New Delhi, India (AHN) – India successfully put seven satellites into orbit Wednesday, including its very own remote-sensing satellite that will identify fishing grounds in the ocean.

The seven-story high, 230-ton Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andrah Pradesh off India’s east coast at 11:51 a.m. and released Oceansat-2 and six smaller satellites from Germany, Switzerland and Turkey in 20 minutes.

The Oceansat-2 can also measure wind speed over the surface of the ocean to track monsoons and cyclones. It is the 16th of its kind launched by the country.

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