ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organization recently placed five satellites in their exact orbits with the help of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15), thereby proving how much they can be relied upon.

Their efficiency was displayed by how errorless the entire mission was, right from the ignition to the separation through the rocket's four stages. The taking off was also precise and punctual. This was PSLV's 16th consecutive successful flight.

The five satellites launched into the orbits were: Cartosat-2B; Alsat-2A; 6.1 AISSAT-1; NLS 6.2 TISAT-1; and the tiny Studsat which was the centre of attraction as it was built by the students of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh situated engineering colleges.

The students had designed and created this small satellite with an imaging camera, and resorted to a number of technologies. Even the clean room and ground station were built by the students, for the purpose of testing the satellite.

The satellites, which was launched dot at 9.22 a. m. was embedded into their precise orbits within 17 minutes and 14 seconds, soon before their signals were received by their respective ground stations on earth, implying that the launch was a success.