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ISRO's official statement on the launch of PSLV-C14

India today successfully launched 16th remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 was successfully.The satellite launched through Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C-14) from Sriharikota. The launch started at 11.51 hours and it ended by 12.06 hours.Four of the nano satellites are from Germany and the other two from Switzerland and Turkey.
The Oceansat-2 weighed 960 kg and the 6 nano satellites together weighed 20 kg.Immediately after all the seven satellites were put into the orbit, the tracking centres of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) started monitoring them.A scientist said, “The rocket re-orients itself everytime a satellite is to be placed in orbit. The re-orientation ensures one satellite doesn’t collide with another. The rocket effectively re-orients itself four to five times in the space of one flight.”
Oceansat-2 is second satellite of India that will study oceans and interaction of oceans and atmosphere. This satellite will be able to map fishing zones around India as well as measure the ocean surface windspeeds and also atmospheric temperature and humidity.