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
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