India is set to launch its Earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series with 30 co-passenger satellites (29 foreign, one Indian) with its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Friday. The PSLV rocket's XL variant is expected to lift off on Friday morning at 9.29am from the Sriharikota rocket port. The 30 satellites will together weigh 243kg, and the total weight of all the 31 satellites including Cartosat is about 955kg, ISRO said.
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