Isro launches Astrosat - PSLV-C30 rocket carrying India- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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PSLV-C30 rocket carrying India's ASTROSAT and six foreign satellites has been launched from Sriharikota. (Pic: Ramesh Shankar)

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India now becomes the first country in the developing world to have its very own telescope in space. (Pic: Ramesh Shankar)

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Indian space agency joins a very select club, since only the USA, European Union and Japan have similar capabilities. China lacks a space observatory. (Pic: Ramesh Shankar)

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This satellite is really akin to the mythical 'third eye of Lord Shiva' as it can view the Cosmos in ways the human eye is not capable of observing. It will be used to study black holes and analyse how stars and galaxies are actually born and how they ultimately die. (Pic: Ramesh Shankar)

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This flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is historic as, for the first time, American satellites are being launched by India. Till recently, the US had kept ISRO under sanctions and technology was being denied on a regular basis so much so that under pressure from the USA, India was denied the critical cryogenic engine technology which pushed back Indian foray into deep space by two decades. (Pic: Ramesh Shankar)

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