PSLV-C16 rocket carrying 3 spacecrafts which include India's latest remote sensing spacecraft "ResourceSat-2" was succesfully launched on 20th April,2011 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, SHAR, Sriharikota at 10:12 hrs. This is the 18th launch of PSLV and 17th succesful launch of PSLV.
PSLV-C16 has placed the three spacecrafts into an orbit of 822 Kms. above the surface of earth. Two are Indian spacecrafts and the third one is a Singapore spacecraft. The Indian spacecrafts are RESOURCESAT-2 (1206 Kg) and YOUTHSAT (92 kg) and the Singapore Spacecraft is X-SAT (106 Kg).
The Resourcesat-2 is indian remote sensing spacecraft which will help in applications which include natural resource monitoring, environmental assessment and also disaster management related activities. Resourcesat-2 would provide a three-tier imaging through AwiFS LISS-3 and LISS-4 cameras.
The Youthsat spacecraft contains three payloads, of which two payloads are Indian and the third one is Russian. Together these three payloads are useful to study and investigate the composition, energetics and dynamics of the Earth's upper atmosphere.
The X-SAT is mainly intended to demonstrate technologies related to satellite based remote sensing and onboard image processing.
You can see a video of the launch.
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