This is the 23rd mission for India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - a seven-storey-high, 230 tonne rocket.

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Strand-1 is booked to fly on the Indian space agency's (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on 25 February.

BBC: Strand-1 'phone-sat' ready for orbit

The 1, 008kg satellite was launched from a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

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