The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, conducted the 51st launch of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, otherwise known as the PSLV, carrying the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine small satellite rideshare payloads into orbit.
Liftoff occurred during a rainstorm at 09:37 UTC (04:37 EST) — which is 15:07 local — on 7 November. The mission used the PSLV-DL variant of the rocket and launched from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s central east coast.