4995 ISRO s trusted polar satellite launch vehicle carrying the space agency s latest communication satellite CMS-01 lifted off from the spaceport. Photo credit: Twitter/ISRO
Sriharikota (AP), December 17
India successfully launched its latest communication satellite CMS-01 on board its Polar rocket from the spaceport here on Thursday, the second and last launch this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISRO s trusted polar satellite launch vehicle PSLV-C50 injected the satellite into the predefined orbit around 20 minutes after the lift-off from the second launch pad at the spaceport of Sriharikota.
CMS-01 is the 42nd communication satellite of the space agency, and it is envisaged for providing services in Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum covering India, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.
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