India's satellite launch vehicle PSLV-C9 is set to launch 10 satellites in one go on Monday, officials said. The PSLV-C9 is scheduled to put in orbit the Cartosat-2A remote sensing satellite along with an Indian mini-satellite and eight foreign nano satellites, S Satish, spokesman for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), said. "The 230-tonne rocket (PSLV-C9) will carry a luggage of 824 kilograms," he said. Cartosat-2A weighs about 690 kilograms an carries a panchromatic camera that can record high-clarity images covering a swathe of 9.6 kilometres, according to a report of DPA. The remote sensing satellite will provide data that would be used for urban and rural infrastructure management and land information systems, Satish said.
