IRNSS-1D launch today, countdown progressing smoothly
28 March 2015 5:51 AM IST
The stage is set for the launch of India’s satellite IRNSS-1D on Saturday from Sriharikota onboard workhorse PSLV-C27 that would pave the way for the country’s own navigation system on par with the GPS of US.
The 59.5-hour countdown for the launch scheduled at 5.19 PM from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 90 km from here, is progressing smoothly, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday.
“The countdown (which began at 5.49 AM yesterday) is progressing smoothly. The mixed oxides of nitrogen oxidiser filling operation of fourth stage has been completed,” ISRO sources said.
The launch originally scheduled for March 9 was deferred after an anomaly was found in a telemetry transmitter. RNSS-1D is the fourth in the series of seven satellites, planned by ISRO to put in place the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), currently under development.
The 59.5-hour countdown for the launch scheduled at 5.19 PM from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 90 km from here, is progressing smoothly, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday.
“The countdown (which began at 5.49 AM yesterday) is progressing smoothly. The mixed oxides of nitrogen oxidiser filling operation of fourth stage has been completed,” ISRO sources said.
The launch originally scheduled for March 9 was deferred after an anomaly was found in a telemetry transmitter. RNSS-1D is the fourth in the series of seven satellites, planned by ISRO to put in place the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), currently under development.
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