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doi:10.1038/nindia.2009.296; Published online 23 September 2009

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ISRO launches Oceansat-2

After drawing flak for the premature termination of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, ISRO today (September 23) announced the successful launch of Oceansat-2 on its 16th flight from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C14 successfully launched the 960 kg Indian remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six nano satellites into the polar sun synchronous orbit for international customers, ISRO sources said.