The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said 24 satellites from the United States, two from Lithuania and one each from Spain and Switzerland were positioned in Monday's launch, in addition to India's Emisat satellite. "This particular mission is very special for ISRO," its chairman, K Sivan, said after the launch from India's south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh. "This is for the first time the PSLV is carrying out three orbital missions in a single flight," he said in a speech, referring to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle family of rockets. Among the satellites in Monday's launch are 20 earth-imaging satellites of Planet Labs Inc, a private satellite operator based in San Francisco. Congratulations to the scientists at @ISRO for the successful PSLV C-45 launch which has put our EMISAT satellite and 28 satellites from 4 countries (USA, Switzerland, Lithuania, Spain) in their respective orbits.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 01, 2019 11:15 UTC