India puts three satellites into orbit

The Indian space agency ISRO on Wednesday successfully launched three satellites, including Resourcesat-2, an advanced remote sensing satellite to study natural resources.

ISRO's satellite launch vehicle was also carrying the joint Indian-Russian satellite Youthsat for stellar and atmospheric studies and Singapore's first satellite, X-Sat, a mini satellite for imaging applications.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) took off from the Sriharikota launch site in eastern India in a dra [...]

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