PSLV-C43 with HysIS, 30 other satellites lifts off from SHAR Range

Sriharikota: India's workhorse launch vehicle PSLV-C43 carrying the 380 kg advanced earth observation Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HYsIS) and 30 co-passenger satellites from eight countries, lifts off from SHAR Range here at 0958 hrs on Thursday.

After a 28 hour countdown that started at 0558 hrs yesterday morning, the home grown rocket, in its 13th Mission of the PSLV Core Alone variant, took off majestically form the First Launch Pad at 0958 hrs as scheduled and roared into the clearskies, with a rumble that shook the earth.(UNI)