India, Jan. 14 -- A 'KID' - against all odds - managed to separate from the 15 other satellites that got lost in space while being carried by Indian Research Space Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV C62 as part of a mission - called 'EOS N1' - that took off from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Monday.

The 44.4 metre tall four-stage rocket lifted off as scheduled at 10.18 am on Monday from the spaceport in Sriharikota.

The mission was to deploy a primary Earth Observation satellite and multiple co-passenger satellites into a 512 km Sun-Synchronous Orbit, after a flight of about 17 minutes.

The automatic launch sequence took place following approval from the mission director. ISRO scientists shared real-time updates as the vehicle ascended, with...