On Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its PSLV rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, and placed them into intended orbits.

Around 23 minutes after lift-off, the primary satellite got separated and it was followed by six other co-passenger satellites, which were deployed into the intended orbits sequentially, the ISRO said.

“PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission: The mission is successfully accomplished. PSLV-C56 vehicle launched all seven satellites precisely into their intended orbits. Thanks to NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Singapore, for the contract,” the ISRO said in a tweet.

“The PS4 stage de-orbiting experiment is successful. The stage is purposefully manoeuvred to a 295 km x 300 km orbit. It now spends significantly less time in space, reducing its duration from over two decades to less than two months, before re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Reduced time in Space = Less risk of debris! ISRO, India remains committed to reduced space debris and sustainable use of space for the benefit of all,” it added.

This ISRO mission, which comes after the Chandrayaan-3 launch earlier this month, is being undertaken by its commercial arm NewSpace India Limited.