Isro launches PSLV-C54 mission with nine satellites into space

The Indian Space Research Centre (Isro) is set to conduct the final launch of the Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV) on Sunday. The PSLV-C54 mission will lift off with nine satellites to be deployed in the sun-synchronous orbit completing the last mission of the PSLV for 2022.The spacecraft was on Friday cleared for the Saturday launch, which will be the 56th flight of the PSLV from India. The vehicle will launch with a lift-off mass of 321 tonnes. The spacecraft is carrying nine satellites, which include 7 customer satellites, a diplomatic satellite jointly built with Bhutan, and a national satellite part of the Oceansat series of probes.