ISRO’s PSLV-C50 rocket successfully places communication satellite into orbit
The communication satellite is envisaged for providing services in Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum covering India, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. Updated: December 17, 2020 8:56:50 pm
ISRO planned to launch on February 28 Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads, including one built by a home-grown start-up. (Twitter/ISRO, file)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Thursday announced that its PSLV-C50 rocket has successfully placed communication satellite CMS-01 into orbit.
“Satellite is functioning very well and will be placed in a specified slot in another 4 days. Teams worked very well and safely under COVID-19pandemic situation,” ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan announced.