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Countdown for ISRO rocket launch progressing smoothly Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 10:25 IST The choice of the rocket to be used for a mission depends on the weight of the satellite and the orbit where the satellite is to be orbited. ISRO&nbsp The Indian space agency is gearing up for the years last space mission, orbiting communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) on Thursday at 3.41 p.m. with its rocket PSLV-C50. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (IS...

PSLV rocket lifts-off with Indias 42nd communication satellite CMS-01   Thu, Dec 17 2020 03:58:07 PM By Venkatachari Jagannathan Srihairkota (Andhra Pradesh) Dec 17 (IANS): Indias Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C50 (PSLV-C50) rocket laden with the countrys communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) lifted off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday evening. The rocket with Indias 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 lifted-off from the second launch pad at the...

The CMS-01 will be a replacement for GSAT-12 that weighed 1,410 kg and was launched on July 11, 2011 with a mission life of eight years.