PSLV-C56 mission lifts off with 7 foreign satellites in textbook launch by Isro

By India Today Science Desk: In a significant milestone for India's space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on its 56th mission to space with seven foreign satellites.

The PSLV-C56 mission lifted-off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in the wee hours of Sunday, marking the second big launch by the Indian space agency in two weeks.

The primary payload of the PSLV-C56 mission was the DS-SAR satellite, a Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) that creates two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects. Developed under a partnership between DSTA, representing the Government of Singapore, and ST Engineering, the DS-SAR satellite will cater to the imagery needs of various Singapore government agencies and ST Engineering's commercial customers.