PSLV to launch Saral, six small satellites today

A space telescope that will watch for asteroids heading in Earth’s direction and a pair of tiny astronomical satellites are among the six space craft that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C 20 will carry into orbit on today (25th February, 2013)  alongside its primary payload, the Indo – French Satellite with ARgos  and ALtika (SARAL). This is the 23^rd mission of PSLV. The PSLV-C20 is slated for blast-off at 5.56 pm from the first launch pad of Satish Dawan Space Center.