Oceansat-2 satellite that would help identify potential fishing zones and provide inputs for weather forecasting was launched into orbit on board the Polar Launch Satellite Vehicle from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the east coast last wednesday (09/23).
Riding piggyback on the 970 kg Oceansat-2, six other nano satellites would be ejected into space by ISRO’s workhorse PSLV, which launched India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on its maiden moon mission.
The final 51-hour countdown for the launch began at 9 am on Monday and has been "progressing normally", ISRO spokesperson S Satish told PTI.