PSLV-C28 / DMC3 Mission:
Although the thirtieth international mission, yet this Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is the highest commercial payload to date. The three DMC3 satellites have been built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom (UK). The total weight of satellite along with the launch vehicle was 1,450kg. These satellites will be put into a constellation surrounding the Earth in a solar-synchronous orbit. The main results out of this launch would be- Earth resource observation examining urban infrastructure observing large scale climate changes monitoring disasters The other two auxiliary satellites in the PSLV-28 would be- CBNT-1, a technology demonstrator earth observation micro satellite (SSTL) De-OrbitSail, a technology demonstrator nanosatellite (Surrey Space Centre)
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