ISRO To Again Showcase Multiple-burn tech

 

 

 

 

Highlights

• Isro on Thursday began countdown for launching 31 satellites on Friday.
• The 28-hour countdown began at 5.29am today in the mission control centre.
• The PSLV-C40 will also place Isro’s 100th satellite in orbit.

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation began a 28-hour countdown for the launch of PSLV-C40/Cartosat 2 Series satellite mission+ at 5.29am on Thursday, according to an update on Isro’s website.
The countdown started+ after the Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) gave the clearance on Wednesday.

Having placed more than 250 satellites in orbits through its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), success has become a routine for Isro. The space agency is now adding new capabilities to PSLV, as Isro marches towards the future of small satellite market.

On Friday, when PSLV-C40 takes off on its 42nd flight, it will once again demonstrate the multiple-burn technology where the fourth stage engine will be ignited and shut off four times to place 31 satellites, including small ones, in different orbits. Isro has demonstrated the technology in three previous missions.