ISRO launches PSLV-C47 carrying CARTOSAT-3, 13 US satellites into space

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on November 27.
At about 9.28 a.m. the 44.4 metre tall, weighing 320 ton rocket blasted off from the second launch pad from the country's rocket port in Andhra Pradesh. The launch was normal despite a clouded sky.
According to ISRO, the 1,625 kg Cartosat-3 is an advanced agile satellite to obtain panchromatic and multispectral imagery with an operational life of five years.