On June 22, 2016 at 03:55 UTC the PSLV-XL C34 rocket-carrier was launched from Sriharikota spaceport, 80 km from Chennai, India. The rocket (PSLV - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) orbited 20 satellites. The prime payload aboard the PSLV was the “Cartosat-2C” Earth imaging satellite to feed high-resolution mapping data to the Indian military. It will be the sharpest-eyed satellite ever launched by India with the ability to resolve objects on the ground as small as 60 centimeters.