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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, ...

Stage set for the launch of Amazonia-1 satellite of Brazil onboard PSLV on Sunday Huma Siddiqui © Provided by The Financial Express According to ISRO, “PSLV-C51 will be launching Amazonia-1 as the primary satellite. There will be 18 co-passengers and it will be using `DL' variant of PSLV which is equipped with two solid strap on boosters.” This week will witness the launch of the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10.28 am on February 28, 2021. It will be launched from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Cent...