In Pictures: ISRO Perfectly Executes PSLV-C51 Launch; Main Passenger Amazonia-1 Successfully Placed In Orbit ISRO's PSLV-C51 rocket ISRO on Sunday morning (28 February) successfully placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 the primary passenger-in a text book style. The multiple satellite launch space mission that lasted just under two hours was one of the longest for PSLV. Congratulating Team ISRO for the successful mission K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, "The five Indian satellites are the result of the reform measures announced by the government earlier." Looking forward, Sivan said, "Team ISRO's hands are full as there will be 14 space missions during 2021 that includes six satellite missions, seven launch missions and one unmanned mission -- part of India's human space mission Gaganyaan -- by the end of this year."