Published 15:26 IST, April 1st 2019

VIRAL: Airline pilot records stunning video of ISRO's PSLV launch as rocket streaks past

The captain spotted the nearly 50-meter tall rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, as he was seated in the cockpit of his aircraft which was at that point 50 nautical miles away from the launch site.

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Captain Karun Karumbaya, an Indigo pilot, captured launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) carrying India’s EMISAT and 28 foreign satellites soaring clear blue sky on Monday, April 1.

captain spotted nearly 50-meter tall rocket launched from Satish Dhawan Centre in Sriharikota, as he was seated in cockpit of his aircraft which was at that point 50 nautical miles away from launch site.

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Have a look at this video posted by Maj Kumar Channan, a veteran of Defense & Strategy Techlogy Aviation, Land and Naval Systems as Indigo pilot captured launch of EMISAT with it's with 28 nasatellites!

In this 44-second clip, Captain Karumbaya can be heard praising rocket as he informs his passengers about launch of PSLV-C45 from his aircraft.

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He says, “Lies and gentlemen, look outside window; you can see PSLV launch on right side. It's a rocket taking off”

Furr miring rocket, he said:

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“Beauty yaar! Wow! That’s amazing”

ISRO posted on Twitter, informing about launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), from Satish Dhawan Centre (SDSC), a rocket launch centre operated by ISRO on Monday.
Here's ISRO's tweet on launch of EMISAT:

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RE: ISRO Wins Again: PSLV-C45 Successfully Injects EMISAT And 28 Or Satellites Into Orbit Around Earth

As 27-hour countdown concluded, nearly 50-meter tall rocket, a new variant of ISRO's trusted workhorse PSLV-QL, blasted off from second launch p at port of Sriharikota, about 125 km from, at 9.27 am. EMISAT satellite is aimed at electromagnetic measurement.

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PSLV, also used in India's two key missions, "Chandrayan" in 2008 and Mars Orbiter in 2013, is a reliable and versatile launch vehicle for ISRO with 39 consecutive successful flights till June 2017 and five-in-a-row from January 2018.

12:57 IST, April 1st 2019