ISRO launches student-made satellite Kalamsat named after Abdul Kalam

The Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 46th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) and put into space Microsat-R, an imaging satellite and student-made Kalamsat, a communication satellite named after former President Abdul Kalam, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The launch took place at 11:37 pm. PSLV is a four-stage launch vehicle with alternating solid and liquid stages