Countdown for launch of Indian navigation satellite begins

Countdown for launch of Indian navigation satellite begins

                         

CHENNAI:  The 29-hour for countdown 

evening Thursday launch of India's nav- 

satellite igation IRNSS-IH using the 

rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle began 

on Wednesday at 2 p.m. India will launch 

IRNSS-IH (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) weighing 1,425 kg with its PSLV rocket on Thursday, 7 p.m. Thisæighth IRNSS satellite will be the replacement for IRNSS-IA (in picture) as its atomic clocks have failed. The PSLV rocket will sling the IRNSS-IH into a Sub-Geosynchronous 

Transfer Orbit. The launch will take place from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. IANS