NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch five satellites of France, Canada, Germany and Singapore on June 30.
The indigenous PSLV-C23 rocket would carry 714-kg French Earth Observation Satellite ‘SPOT-7’ as the main payload. It would also carry 14-kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) satellites of Canada, each weighing 15 kg, and the seven-kg VELOX-1 of Singapore, said a press release issued by the ISRO.
“All the five satellites have been integrated with the PSLV-C23 and the final phase of checks is progressing... After the clearance from the Launch Authorisation Board on June 27, the 49-hour countdown for the mission will commence at 8.49 am on June 28,” said ISRO spokesperson B R Guruprasad.
The satellites would be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota under commercial arrangements that Antrix, the marketing arm of the ISRO, has entered into with the respective foreign agencies.