India's PSLV-XL C-40 will carry a total of 31 payloads to orbit, including Cartosat-2F and several Planet and Spire satellites.
This mission is the first flight of PSLV-XL since its failure to deliver IRNSS-1H due to a heat shield issue in August of 2017.
Cartosat-2F was formerly referred to as Cartosat-2ER.
The launch date was Friday, January 12, 2018 at 3:58 AM (UTC).