PSLV-C4 Launch Successful - METSAT Placed in Orbit

In its seventh flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C4, successfully launched an exclusive meteorological satellite, METSAT, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The PSLV carrying METSAT lifted-off at 3.55 pm Indian Standard Time and the satellite was injected into orbit about 20 minutes later. Immediately after its injection, the solar array on board the satellite automatically deployed as per the plan.