PSLV rocket launches ten satellites
{{date|April 28, 2008}}
{{missing image|Image:Pslv-pad.jpg|130px|An earlier PSLV on its launch pad|thumb|right}}
An [[India]]n {{w|Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle}} (PSLV) has successfully launched ten satellites. The 44-metre long rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the {{w|Satish Dhawan Space Centre}} at 03:53:51 GMT (09:24 local time), and reached a {{w|polar orbit|polar}}, {{w|Sun synchronous orbit|Sun-synchronous}} {{w|low Earth orbit}} a little over seven minutes later. Following burnout of the fourth stage of the carrier rocket, the payloads were released. The PSLV flew in the CA, or Core Alone, configuration, with no solid rocket boosters around the first stage.

The ten satellites aboard the rocket will be used for several purposes by a variety of organisations. The primary payload, {{w|Cartosat-2A}}, is a {{w|remote sensing}} satellite, which will be operated by the {{w|Indian Space Research Organisation}} (ISRO). {{w|IMS-1}}, also known as {{w|TWSAT}}, another ISRO remote sensing satellite, was the secondary payload. In addition, eight commercial payloads were flown, as part of the {{w|Nanosat Launch Service}}-4 and 5 programmes. There satellites were {{w|CUTE-1.7|Cute 1.7+APD-2}} and {{w|SEEDS-2}} for the {{w|University of Tokyo}}, [[Japan]], {{w|CanX-2}} and {{w|CanX-6}} for the {{w|University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies}}, [[Canada]], Delfi-C3 for the {{w|Delft University of Technology}} in the [[Netherlands]], {{w|AAUSAT-II}} for the {{w|University of Aalborg}}, [[Denmark]], {{w|COMPASS-1}} for {{w|Aachen University}}, [[Germany]], and {{w|RUBIN-8}} for German aerospace company {{w|OHB System}}. 

This is the 21<sup>st</sup> orbital launch of {{w|2008 in spaceflight|2008}}, and the second to be conducted by a PSLV. It is the 13<sup>th</sup> total PSLV launch. The next PSLV launch is scheduled for either July or December, with the {{w|Chandrayaan|Chandrayaan-I}} spacecraft, India's first {{w|exploration of the Moon|Lunar probe}}.

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== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/gblnews.asp?date=04/28/2008&item=3|title=India's PSLV-C9 Puts 10 Satellites In Space|author=|pub=RTT News|date=2008-04-28}}
*{{source|url=http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17903/1066/|title=India launches 10 satellites at once|author=Stephen Withers|pub=iWire|date=2008-04-28}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/71EB82D9C1925F5265257439001D909B?OpenDocument|title=PSLV-C9 successfully places 10 satellites into orbit|author=|pub=Press Trust of India|date=2008-04-28}}
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An Indian Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 03:53:51 GMT (09:24 local time), and reached a polar, Sun-synchronous  a little over seven minutes later. Following burnout of the fourth stage of the carrier rocket, the payloads were released. The PSLV flew in the CA, or Core Alone, configuration, with no solid rocket boosters around the first stage.

The ten satellites aboard the rocket will be used for several purposes by a variety of organisations. The primary payload, remote sensing satellite, which will be operated by the IMS-1, also known as Nanosat Launch Service-4 and 5 programmes. There satellites were Cute 1.7+APD-2 and University of Tokyo, Japan, CanX-6 for the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, University of Aalborg, Denmark, Aachen University, Germany, and OHB System. 

This is the 21st orbital launch of 2008, and the second to be conducted by a PSLV. It is the 13th total PSLV launch. The next PSLV launch is scheduled for either July or December, with the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft, India's first Lunar probe.
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