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Through the successful launch of its work horse PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle) to put the Indian TES (Technology Experiment Satellite), the BIRD
( Bio-spectral Infrared Detection satellite ) of the German Space Agency
and the PROBA ( Project for On Board Autonomy ) of a Belgeum company on
October 22, 2001, the Indian Space Research Organization has made the Indian
S&T community, nay, the nation itself , proud once again. This is indeed
a remarkable milestone in the dream trajectory of its founder, late Dr
Vikram Sarabhai and his team of dedicated colleagues.
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The launch vehicle took off from the SHAR Centre at 10.23 a.m. IST . It
ejected the first TES payload seventeen minutes after take-off, followed
by the BIRD after another 40 seconds and then the PROBA after 1658
seconds. Senior scientists of ISRO described the event as almost like a
text book launch , proving once again the well proven capabilities of ISRO
in the launch vehicle-cum-satellite technologies.
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