ISRO stated that this will be the 22nd flight of the PSLV in the XL category and the 52nd overall PSLV flight. This will also be the 77nd flight of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. ISRO has used multiple versions the PSLV. The PSLV can not be used again after one use and some of it will be crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Chairman of ISRO, had announced that the newly developed Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) carrying the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV) carrying EOS-3 will be launched after CMS-01. Other Indian satellites that are waiting in queue to be launched are the GISAT and Microsat-2A.
2020-12-17 11:35:31 GMT2020-12-17 19:35:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) The Indian space research organisation ( ISRO) Thursday successfully launched a communication satellite CMS-01 onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C50, officials said.
The satellite was launched from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 3:41 p.m. (local time). I am happy to announce that CMS-01 successfully injected into orbit by PSLV-C50, Chairman ISRO, Kailasavadivoo Sivan said in his announcement immediately after the launch.
Television images show the rocket blasted off from the launch pad emitting a bright orange flame from its tail and moving upwards in the sky.