Digital Desk: This morning, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its smallest rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport, carrying a student satellite and an earth observation satellite.
The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which is used to place satellites in low orbits around the planet, was launched by ISRO for the first time on this occasion.
A satellite made by 750 schoolgirls is being launched on a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) in celebration of the country's 75th birthday.
The SSLV has a vehicle diameter of two metres as opposed to the PSLV's 2.8 metres, and is 34 metres tall, or roughly 10 metres shorter.