New Delhi, September 24: Prez Pratibha Patil and PM Manmohan Singh congratulated the ISRO team for successful launch of Oceansat-2 satellite, saying this would herald a new beginning in understanding of the oceans.
In a message, the President said that it was a proud moment for the whole country as the scientists successfully launched the satellites.
The Prime Minister said he was delighted to learn that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C14 has successfully launched India’s Oceansat-2 satellite and six nano satellites from European Universities and agencies.
“PSLV has once again demonstrated its versatility and reliability through this 15th successful launch in a row,” Singh said, adding Oceansat-2 satellite will “herald a new beginning in our understanding of the oceans”.
Congratulating the entire ISRO team responsible for this achievement, the Prime Minister wished ISRO continued success in future missions.
Launch of Oceansat-2 a fantastic achievement: Nair
ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair termed as a “fantastic achievement” the launch of Oceansat-2 and six other nano satellites.
“This is a fantastic achievement. Once again we have proved that we can do the job precisely,” he said minutes after ISRO’s warhorse rocket PSLV C-15 put in orbit the seven satellites within a span of 20 minutes.
“Whenever we face difficulties, ISRO has always emerged stronger,” George Koshy, senior space scientist incharge of launch vehicles, said.
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Director S K Shivakumar said that a command centre in Mauritius had picked up the signal from Oceansat-2 soon after it separated from the launch vehicle.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director K Radhakrishan said the successful launch of the seven satellites had once again demonstrated the maturity of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). He noted that this was the 15 successive, successful launch of PSLV.
–Agencies