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British Earth-imaging satellites ride Indian rocket into orbit
Two British-built reconnaissance satellites, one designed to test new radar imaging technology and another to collect high-resolution optical imagery, arrived in orbit Sunday after a successful liftoff aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
VideoLive coverage: Two British satellites launch from India
An Indian rocket lifted off with two British-built Earth-imaging satellites at 1638 GMT (12:38 p.m. EDT) Sunday -- one developed with the financial backing of the UK government to demonstrate radar reconnaissance technology, and another destined for use by a commercial imaging company in Asia.
Photos: Indian rocket makes rare nighttime launch
Lifting off in the predawn hours from India's island spaceport, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle added a new navigation satellite to the country's space-based positioning network this week.
ISRO launches for second time in two weeks
Riding a column of red-hot rocket exhaust, an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle fired into orbit Wednesday with a replacement satellite for the country's home-grown navigation network.
Photos: PSLV poised for navigation satellite launch
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle sits on its launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the country's eastern coastline, awaiting blastoff with the IRNSS 1I navigation satellite.
VideoLive coverage: India’s PSLV climbs into space with navigation satellite
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 2234 GMT (6:34 p.m. EDT) Wednesday with the country's ninth navigation satellite, bolstering a regional positioning and timing network after the loss of a navigation craft on a previous PSLV mission last year.
India’s PSLV lifts off on first flight since fairing failure
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Friday with 31 satellites on the first flight for India's workhorse rocket since an August mishap that left an Indian navigation satellite unusable after reaching orbit.
Indian navigation satellite stranded on rocket after launch
An Indian navigation satellite remained stuck to its launcher after climbing into orbit Thursday when the rocket’s aerodynamic payload shroud failed to jettison as planned several minutes after liftoff, dealing the country’s workhorse booster its first total failure since 1993.
40th flight of India’s PSLV declared a success
An Indian mapping satellite and 30 other payloads vaulted into space Friday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, arriving in an on-the-mark orbit more than 300 miles above Earth.
Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle prepared for liftoff
Ready for its 40th launch, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set to carry 31 satellites into orbit Friday, and these photos chronicle the rocket's launch preparations.