On November 27, 2019 at 03:58 UTC the PSLV-C47 rocket-carrier was launched from Sriharikota spaceport, 80 km from Chennai, India. The rocket (PSLV - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) orbited 14 satellites. The prime payload aboard the PSLV was the “Cartosat-3” Earth imaging satellite. The rocke also orbited 13 American nanosatellites.