Megha-Tropiques satellite launch using India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV C-18]

 Megha-Tropiques satellite has been jointly developed & built by the India Space Research Organisation [ISRO] & the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales to study rainfall, in general, & water cycle, in particular.

The other piggyback satellite payloads that were also successfully launched in this mission included Vesselsat-1, SRMSat & Jugnu

The launch took place at 1100 hrs IST from the Shriharikota Spaceport in India on October 12 2011 using India's indigenous satellite launcher, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV C-18].

Centre National d'Études Spatiales [CNES]

http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/7114-home-cnes.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNES

Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO]
http://www.isro.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO