PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT Mission - India set to become World's Fourth to Launch a Space Observatory

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Launch on September 28 at 10 AM

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

A TILTED VIEW OF ASTROSAT WITH FOLDED SOLAR ARRAYS WRAPPED IN A PROTECTIVE COVERING

ASTROSAT 3D VIEW

ASTROSAT DURING A PRE-LAUNCH TEST IN A CLEAN ROOM

ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM BEFORE ITS INTEGRATION WITH PSLV-C30

ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM FOR A PRE-LAUNCH TEST

ASTROSAT IN TILTED POSITION IN CLEAN ROOM FOR A PRE-LAUNCH TEST

ASTROSAT

FUELING OF ASTROSAT IN SATELLITE PREPARATION FACILITY AT SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTRE SHAR​

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

FULLY INTEGRATED PSLV-C30 CORE STAGE WITH STRAP-ONS AT MOBILE SERVICE TOWER

HOISTING OF PSLV-C30 SECOND STAGE DURING VEHICLE INTEGRATION

INSPECTION OF ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCH

INTEGRATION OF ASTROSAT IN PROGRESS IN A CLEAN ROOM AT ISRO SATELLITE CENTRE

INTEGRATION OF STRAP-ONS TO PSLV-C30 CORE STAGE UNDER PROGRESS

MOBILE SERVICE TOWER CONTAINING PSLV-C30 INTEGRATED UPTO THE SECOND STAGE

PARTIAL VIEW OF ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM WITH ITS SOLAR ARRAYS IN DEPLOYED CONDITION

PSLV-C30 FIRST STAGE NOZZLE END SEGMENT BEING PLACED ON LAUNCH PEDESTAL​

 

[MKC]

These satellites also will be launched on PSLV-C30

LAPAN-A2 (Indonesia)

ExactView 9 (Canada)

Lemur 2 (USA)

Lemur 3

Lemur 4

Lemur 5

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Great work people. ISRO is indeed a very capable organization.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) have cleared the 50 hr countdown starting at 08:00hr IST on Saturday, September 26, 2015 and the launch of PSLV-C30/ASTROSAT Mission for MONDAY, September 28, 2015 at 10:00 hr IST

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: The 50 hr countdown activity of PSLV-C30/ASTROSAT Mission has started at 08:00 hr IST today, Saturday, September 26, 2015

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: Mono Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) propellant filling operation of fourth stage (PS4) of PSLV-C30 is under progress

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: MMH propellant filling operation has been completed by 12:00 hr IST. Preparations for Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON-3) oxidiser filling operation of PS4 are under progress

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: MON-3, oxidiser filling operation of Fourth Stage (PS4) has been completed by 16:15 hr IST

PSLV-C30 / ASTROSAT MISSION UPDATE: Countdown activities are progressing normally.

 

[TruthPrevails]

Every other day ISRO is launching a new satellite, damn they are making it look like a everyday business now. Congrats ISRO.

 

[Agent_47]

Every other day ISRO is launching a new satellite, damn they are making it look like a everyday business now. Congrats ISRO.

This satellite was scheduled to launch six years ago. #JustSaying

 

[trident2010]

Good luck ISRO !

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]