The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the PSLV C 44 carrying kalam sat and Microsat R last night at 11.37 precisely. <br />''<br />''<br />''Speaking after the launch, ISRO chairman, Dr.K.Sivan termed the mission as a grand success. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said that the rocket precisely injected the Microsat R in its designated orbit. He said that Kalamsat was a great gift on the Republic Day for the Nation.<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the midnight sky with a bright shining moon at the backdrop was a spectacular sight to those gathered at the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota. <br />''<br />''<br />''Whistles and applause reached a crescendo even as the vehicle took off with a roar into the skies pushed by orange flames. <br />''<br />''<br />''The scientists patted each other even as the successful separation stages took place as per the scheduled time. <br />''<br />''<br />''Kalamsat is a ten cm cube weighing one kilogram communication satellite with a life span of two months. <br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the space scientists for another successful launch of PSLV. <br />''<br />''<br />''In a tweet, Mr Modi said, this launch has put in orbit Kalamsat, built by India's talented students. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said, with this launch, India also becomes the first country to use the fourth stage of a space rocket as an orbital platform for micro-gravity experiments. <br />''<br />