In one of the longest space flights, India’s workhorse rocket PSLV C-43 placed modern earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 other satellites from an eight different countries successfully into orbit this morning.  23 of the customer satellite are from the US including the sole micro-satellite and one each from Australia, Canada, Columbia, Finland, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Spain.

With this launch, India will have an eye in the sky to capture the images of the earth surface in high definition. The satellite HysIS can send pictures and data in multiple frequencies with high resolution.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Rathore has congratulated ISRO team for the successful launch of PSLV C43. In a tweet, Colonel Rathore said, the highlight of this launch, HysIS will be India’s first hyperspectral imaging satellite. He said it is a big victory for Indian science and technology.