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New Delhi: Five foreign satellites will be launched by India under commercial agreements on June 30, space agency ISRO said on Friday.
The indigenous PSLV-C23 rocket will carry a 714 kg French Earth Observation Satellite 'SPOT-7' as the main payload. It will also carry 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and two NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) satellites of Canada, each weighing 15 kgs, and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore, it said.
These five satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX, the marketing arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has entered into with the respective foreign agencies.
"All the five satellites have been integrated with PSLV-C23 and the final phase of checks is progressing. The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) are meeting on June 27 to review the progress of pre-launch activities.
"After the clearance from LAB, the 49-hour countdown for the mission will commence at 08:49 AM on June 28," ISRO spokesperson B R Guruprasad said
Source: Five Foreign Satellites to be Launched by Indian Space Research Organization - NDTV
India puts off re-launch of failed satellite
Indian space authorities have called off plans to re-launch a communications satellite barely an hour before it was to lift-off.
A 29-hour countdown for the launch had begun on Sunday at the launch pad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Two earlier attempts at lift-off three years ago had failed - in December 2010, the rocket disappeared in a plume of smoke moments after its launch.
The first attempt to launch it in April 2010 had also been unsuccessful.
The Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, was to be powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, and the launch was scheduled for 16:50 India time (11:20GMT) from Sriharikota launch pad.
But with just an hour to go for the launch, the India Space Research Organisation (Isro) stopped the countdown.
"The launch has been postponed. The launch date will be announced later," The Times of India quoted an Isro scientist as saying.
He did not attributed any reason for the postponement, the paper said, but added that smoke was detected coming out of the rocket.
India has successfully launched lighter satellites in recent years, but has faced problems sending up heavier payloads.
India is seeking to increase its share of the growing commercial satellite launch market, and says it wants to send a manned mission in space in 2016.
Source: BBC News - India puts off re-launch of failed satellite
The indigenous PSLV-C23 rocket will carry a 714 kg French Earth Observation Satellite 'SPOT-7' as the main payload. It will also carry 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and two NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) satellites of Canada, each weighing 15 kgs, and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore, it said.
These five satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX, the marketing arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has entered into with the respective foreign agencies.
"All the five satellites have been integrated with PSLV-C23 and the final phase of checks is progressing. The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) are meeting on June 27 to review the progress of pre-launch activities.
"After the clearance from LAB, the 49-hour countdown for the mission will commence at 08:49 AM on June 28," ISRO spokesperson B R Guruprasad said
Source: Five Foreign Satellites to be Launched by Indian Space Research Organization - NDTV
India puts off re-launch of failed satellite
Indian space authorities have called off plans to re-launch a communications satellite barely an hour before it was to lift-off.
A 29-hour countdown for the launch had begun on Sunday at the launch pad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Two earlier attempts at lift-off three years ago had failed - in December 2010, the rocket disappeared in a plume of smoke moments after its launch.
The first attempt to launch it in April 2010 had also been unsuccessful.
The Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, was to be powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, and the launch was scheduled for 16:50 India time (11:20GMT) from Sriharikota launch pad.
But with just an hour to go for the launch, the India Space Research Organisation (Isro) stopped the countdown.
"The launch has been postponed. The launch date will be announced later," The Times of India quoted an Isro scientist as saying.
He did not attributed any reason for the postponement, the paper said, but added that smoke was detected coming out of the rocket.
India has successfully launched lighter satellites in recent years, but has faced problems sending up heavier payloads.
India is seeking to increase its share of the growing commercial satellite launch market, and says it wants to send a manned mission in space in 2016.
Source: BBC News - India puts off re-launch of failed satellite
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