Bengaluru:Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
PSLV-C51 rocket, which is the 53rd mission of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), will launch Amazonia-1 of Brazil as primary satellite and 18 co-passenger satellites from Sriharikota, about 100 kms from Chennai, Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation said in a statement.
The launch is tentatively scheduled at 1024hours on February 28, subject to weather conditions.
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The countdown began at 0854 hours. PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of New Space India Limited (NSIL), ISRO's commercial
arm. NSIL is undertaking this mission under a commercial arrangement with Seattle, US-based satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight Inc.
Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of National Institute for Space Research (INPE).