 This is the fifth consecutive successful launch of the 294-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket and the second launch with multiple satellites.The 1108 kg satellite carries a one-meter resolution panchromatic camera is an experimental satellite to demonstrate and validate, in orbit, technologies that could be used in the future satellites of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).It was successfully placed in 572 km Sun-synchronous orbit on 22 October 2001 using the PSLV-C3.