The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) s PSLV-C50 lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport near Chennai, and successfully placed India s 42nd communications satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) into orbit 20 minutes after lift-off. The rocket lifted at 3:41 p.m. from the second launch pad at the rocket port in Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh. After about 20 minutes into its flight, it ejected CMS-01 into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and from there, the satellite will be taken up and positioned in the geosynchronous stationary orbit. The 44-metre-high four-staged engine, PSLV-C50, is the 22nd flight of PSLV in XL configuration (with six strap-on motors hugging the first stage). It will be the 52nd mission for India s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Send CMS-01 is a communication satellite envisaged for providing services in Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum, which will include the Indian mainland, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.
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The Indian space agency said the countdown for the December 17 evening launch of communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) began at 2.41 p.m on Wednesday and the fuel for the rocket PSLV-C50 has been filled.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket s XL variant numbered as PSLV-C50.
During the countdown, the rocket and satellite systems will be checked while the liquid fuel for the rocket will also be filled.
The PSLV-C50 had a smooth blastoff, and was placed into orbit 20 minutes later.
17 Dec, 2020 - 07:36 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: The countdown before liftoff is always a heart-stopping moment during a satellite launch. And it was no different today at the Indian Space Research Organization s (ISRO s) second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The space agency s scientists looked on nervously at their old workhorse, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which had its forty second communications satellite CMS-01 as its payload. However, at 3:41 pm, the spacecraft took off as planned in an almost picture perfect, blemish-free blastoff. And even more good news was to follow: 20 minutes after launch, the satellite separated successfully from the fourth stage of the rocket and was injected into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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ISRO to launch PSLV-C50 today at 3.41 pm IST, carrying communications satellite CMS-01 to orbit The PSLV is 44-metre-high and has four stages with six strap-on booster motors on to the first stage that gives its a higher thrust during the initial flight moments.
Dec 17, 2020 09:00:34 IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch a communication satellite on Thursday, 17 December at 3.41 pm IST from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The communication satellite CMS-01 will be onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C50). While the launch date was initially scheduled for 7 December, it was pushed back to 8 December and again to 14 December due to bad weather and the possibility of hurricanes,