CHENNAI – The first mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) in 2019 will put Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO’s) Microsat-R satellite into the outerspace on Thursday.
The satellites will be carried onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) C-44 from the spaceport of Sriharikota at 11:37 pm IST. This will bethe 46th flight of ISRO’s workhorse PSLV. The 16-hour countdown beganWednesday, informed ISRO in a tweet.
“The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C44 mission started today at 19:37hrs (IST) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The launch isscheduled at 23:37 Hrs IST on 24th January 2019,” a mission update by theIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
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PSLV-C44 is the first mission of PSLV-DL, a new variant of the 44.4 metretall rocket equipped with two strap-on configuration, ISRO said.
“In this mission, the fourth stage (PS4) of PSLV-C44 will be moved tohigher circular orbit so as to establish an orbital platform for carryingout experiments,” the ISRO said.