ISRO begins countdown for launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission from Andhra Pradesh s Sriharikota freepressjournal.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freepressjournal.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
India, Brazil launch Amazônia-1 on PSLV rocket
February 27, 2021
The Indian Space Research Organization has launched their first mission of 2021 with a flight of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deliver Brazil’s Amazônia-1 satellite, along with 18 co-passengers, into Sun-synchronous orbit.
Liftoff from First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India, occurred Sunday, 28 February at 10:24 IST at the launch site which is 04:54 UTC, or Saturday, 27 February at 23:54 EST.
Payloads
Amazônia-1 is the first Earth observation satellite designed, built, tested, and operated completely by Brazil and is the first of three such satellites planned by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), a Brazil’s space research and exploration company.
ISRO PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 launch: Countdown begins for year's first mission - Primary satellite Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 co-passenger satellites onboard PSLV-C51 are scheduled to be launch on Sunday.
ISRO PSLV-C51 Launch on February 28 With Brazil s Amazonia-1 Satellite on Board ndtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.