String of satellite launches planned

The Indian space agency has lined up a string of launches, including the silver jubilee flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C25 (PSLV-C25) carrying the Mars orbiter, a top official said.  ‘The Mars mission will be anytime after 21 Oct this year,’ ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan said, adding that after ejection, the orbiter will begin its Mars voyage. He expressed his happiness at the successful launch of India’s first navigation satellite - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A (IRNSS-1A) - Monday night.