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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  The Indian space agency is gearing up for the year's 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 (ISRO), the filling of fuel and oxidizer for the second stage of the rocket has been completed. The co...

PSLV rocket lifts-off with India's 42nd communication satellite CMS-01   Thu, Dec 17 2020 03:58:07 PM By Venkatachari Jagannathan Srihairkota (Andhra Pradesh) Dec 17 (IANS): India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C50 (PSLV-C50) rocket laden with the country's communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) lifted off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday evening. The rocket with India's 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 lifted-off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota at 3.41 p.m. CMS-01 satellite with a life span...

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.