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India’s new small satellite launcher fails to put satellites into correct orbit

India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. Credit: ISRO India’s space agency said Sunday the inaugural demonstration flight of the country’s new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle — the fourth rocket in India’s fleet of launchers — failed to place two satellites into their targeted low Earth orbit. The 111-foot-tall (34-meter), three-stage launcher took off ...

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Indian rocket launches three satellites for Singapore

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Indian east coast with three Singaporean satellites. Credit: ISRO Three Singaporean satellites lifted off Thursday on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and rocketed into an orbit more than 350 miles above Earth to begin missions supporting military surveillance, technology demonstrations, and solar research. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV, ...

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