PSLV-C9 launched into space

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9 blasted off into space from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on April 28. The PSLV is carrying ten satellites including the country's latest remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A. Besides the 690 kg CARTOSAT-2A, the PSLV is also carrying ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1), weighing 83kg, and eight nano satellites built by universities and research institutes in Canada and Germany.