Space dream takes off again

The satellites took off at 6.31am local time on board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in South India. - The Straits Times/ANN

Seven Singaporean satellites were launched successfully by India into their intended orbits yesterday, further deepening space collaboration between the two countries.

They took off at 6.31am local time on board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in South India.