ISRO launches EMISAT, 28 nano satellites from Space Centre in Sriharikota

India achieved yet another milestone in the space arena as ISRO launched EMISAT satellite along with 28 nano satellites of global customers from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, a mission which would witness the ISRO placing payloads in three orbits and conducting space experiments for the first time.

The EMISAT satellite is aimed at electromagnetic measurement. The countdown began at 6.27 am for the launch on board Indian Space Research Organisation's third generation workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th flight, ISRO said.