India To Launch 30 Satellites Into 3 Different Orbits

Since the historical Apollo mission, interests in space and satellites had never been higher. The space race is ramping up and India is proving to the world that it’s not going to fall behind on this one. After all, it is one of the countries in the world capable of launching their own satellites. And with the success of Chandrayaan-1 and Indian’s Mars mission, they had proven why they’re one of the key players in the race.

Indian's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Triple Orbit Launch

The country is out to set another milestone in history by attempting its first 3-orbit mission with PSLV-C45. The launch is slated for a launch date of March 21, 2019. It will put 30 different satellites into 3 different orbit specifications. Out of the 30 payloads on-board, one is exclusively built for the military purpose being electronic intelligence.

The Chairman of the country’s space agency - ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) - K. Sivan revealed details about the mission in an interview.

New Moon Mission

Aside from this mission, Mr Sivan also told the news that Chandrayaan-2 will launch in April of this year. The probe is the successor to Chandrayaan-1, India’s first moon probe which orbited the Moon through 2008 until 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 before launch

ISRO has good reasons to hype up this mission. A 3-orbit mission is extremely complicated and requires careful planning beforehand. They will have to take into account down to the milligrams the weight of the payloads and the fuel on-board. The computer will also have to be programmed to fire the rocket’s engines precisely to achieve optimum orbit. If ISRO succeeded, it would certainly be a technological milestone in the organisation’s timeline, as well as the country’s history.