ISRO
is set to launch five satellites from four countries from the spaceport
of Sriharikota. PSLV C23 is scheduled to lift off from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9.52am on Monday.
After an estimated time of 20 minutes, ISRO’s workhorse PSLV is
expected to separate all five satellites one by one into their orbit,
ISRO officials said.
Besides
its main payload of 714kg weighing French Earth Observation Satellite
SPOT-7, PSLV C23 would carry 14kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4)
& NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada, each weighing 15kg, and the 7kg VELOX-1
of Singapore.
NLS 7.1 and NLS 7.2 are from University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies/ Space Flight Laboratory.
In his
first trip to the south since he assumed office, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi arrived in Chennai on Sunday June 29,2014 on a special aircraft en route to
Sriharikota, to witness the launch of ISRO’s PSLV C-23 rocket.
The
prime minister’s special aircraft landed after a delay of 40 minutes
following bad weather, after which Prime Minister Narendra
Modi was welcomed by Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka Governor K. Rosaiah and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in the
VIP lounge
Later, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi left for the spaceport of Sriharikota, where he is set to
witness the launch of ISRO's PSLV C23, carrying five foreign satellites,
on Monday June 30,2014
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi tweeted, “Will be in Sriharikota this evening & tomorrow morning for launch of PSLV-C23.
"Will meet scientists during my visit. Looking forward.”
In another tweet few minutes later, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi said: “Our Government is committed to give further impetus to our Space Programme.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a brief presentation on Indian Space Programme by Dr. K Radhakrishnan and Senior Space Scientists at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday June 29,2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a brief presentation on Indian Space Programme by Dr. K Radhakrishnan and Senior Space Scientists at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday June 29,2014
ISRO has so far launched 35 satellites from 19 countries around the
globe -- Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France,
Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Singapore,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and the United Kingdom
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV C 23 carrying a French Earth Observing satellite and four others from Singapore, Canada and Germany awaits its launch at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
Two from Canada and one each from France,Singapore and Germany
The French satellite which weighs 714kg (1,574lb) is the rocket's main cargo. The other satellites are much smaller and weigh between 7-15kg.
PSLV-C23 is successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday June 30,2014
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23), carrying five foreign
satellites from France, Germany, Canada and Singapore, lifts off from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Monday
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV C 23 carrying a French Earth Observing satellite and four others from Singapore, Canada and Germany awaits its launch at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
Two from Canada and one each from France,Singapore and Germany
The French satellite which weighs 714kg (1,574lb) is the rocket's main cargo. The other satellites are much smaller and weigh between 7-15kg.
PSLV-C23 is successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday June 30,2014
People watch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) rocket lifting off from the east coast island of Sriharikota
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan on the successful launch of PSLV C23 at the Mission Control Centre at Sriharikota
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