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PM Modi Congratulates Brazil s Bolsonaro As ISRO Places Amazonia-1 Satellite In Orbit
PM Modi congratulated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday for the successful launch of the Amazonia-1 satellite by ISRO, calling it a historic moment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday on the successful launch of the Amazonia-1 satellite, the first one from Brazil to be launched from India, terming it as a historic moment .
PM Modi took to Twitter after ISRO s launch and said, Congratulations President Jair Bolsonaro on the successful launch of Brazil s Amazonia-1 satellite by PSLV-C51. This is a historic moment in our space cooperation and my felicitations to the scientists of Brazil.
A Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday (Feb. 27) along with 18 satellites from the United States and India.
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Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite and 18 co-passengers will rocket into orbit on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle fitted with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Credit: ISRO
A Brazilian satellite designed to track deforestation in the Amazon rainforest will rocket into orbit on top of an Indian launcher late Saturday (U.S. time).
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, fitted with two strap-on boosters, is set to fire off the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast at 11:54 p.m. EST Saturday (0454 GMT Sunday). Liftoff is scheduled for 10:24 a.m. local time at the launch site in India, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the coastal city of Chennai.
Explained: ISRO PSLV-C51 Launch Of 19 Satellites Including Brazil s Amazonia-1
by Karan Kamble - Feb 28, 2021 09:45 AM
PSLV-C51 lifting off into space (ISRO/Twitter)
Snapshot
Indiaâs PSLV-C51 successfully launched Amazonia-1 along with 18 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
India s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 lifted off today (28 February) at 10.24 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, carrying the landmark Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites.
After a flight time of close to 17 and a half minutes, the primary satellite Amazonia-1 was successfully separated from the launch vehicle and injected into its planned orbit. The rest of the satellites followed suit and were placed in orbit close to two hours after launch.