The PSLV-C56 is configured in its core-alone mode, similar to the successful
PSLV-C55 mission launched in April this year. The primary payload, the
DS-SAR satellite, weighs 360 kg. The satellite carries a Synthetic Aperture
Radar. Accompanying the DS-SAR are six co-passenger satellites
Days after it launched the Chandrfayaan-3 mission on its way to