PSLV-C34 is being used to carry the satellites, including India’s earth observation spacecraft Cartosat-2. PSLV-C34 is being used to carry the satellites, including India’s earth observation spacecraft Cartosat-2.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked a historic launch of 20 satellites on Wednesday. The flagship rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C34, which included 17 foreign payloads, was launched at 9:26 am from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh.

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PSLV-C34 is being used to carry the satellites, including India’s earth observation spacecraft Cartosat-2. The 48-hour countdown for this launch was started on Monday morning by ISRO.

Soon after the launch was declared successful congratulatory tweets started pouring in.

Heartiest congratulations to ISRO Team on successful launch of PSLV-C34 carrying a record 20 satellites #PresidentMukherjee — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 22, 2016

20 satellites in a go! @isro continues to break new barriers. Hearty congratulations to our scientists on the monumental accomplishment. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 22, 2016

ISRO reached new heights by launching record 20 satellites. Congratulations team ISRO — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 22, 2016

#ISRO Launch of record 20 satellites is yet another indicator of India’s growing space prowess. Congratulations to @isro & our scientists. — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) June 22, 2016

My congratulations to all @isro scientists and their team who made India proud. — Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) June 22, 2016

What a proud moment! 20 satellites in orbit in one go. Proud of you #ISRO — Dr. S.Y. Quraishi (@DrSYQuraishi) June 22, 2016

#WATCH: ISRO successfully launches record 20 satellites from Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)https://t.co/l3UlbcoIu5 — ANI (@ANI_news) June 22, 2016

A proud moment for the country! @ISRO launches 20 satellites at one go using the indigenous #PSLVC34. I congratulate the entire #ISRO team. — Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) June 22, 2016

20 satellites in one go! Huge milestone @isro !World’s nw looking at India as a reliable & economical partner in space exploration! — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 22, 2016

Yet another feather in the cap of team ISRO: MoS PMO Jitendra Singh on ISRO to launch record 20 satellites today pic.twitter.com/viYh4FFk26 — ANI (@ANI_news) June 22, 2016

Congrats #ISRO for the successful launch of #PSLVC34 with 20 satellites. A milestone. Proud of @isro and proud of our scientists. — Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) June 22, 2016

Congratulations India ! PSLV C-34 with Cartosat-2 series & 19satellites lifts off from Sriharikota & placed in orbit https://t.co/LOJqOuEGma — Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) June 22, 2016

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