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PSLV's first commercial launch

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Posted on: April 24, 2007 6:36 AM, by Selva

From ISRO press release.

In its eleventh flight, conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, this afternoon (April 23, 2007), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C8, successfully launched the 352 kg Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE, into a 550 km circular orbit, inclined at an angle of 2.5 deg to the equator.
You can watch the launch at Beebs. A report at Spaceflight Now.

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