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ISRO Chairman offers prayers at Tirupati ahead of PSLV's 50th mission

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Published : Dec 10, 2019, 8:26 PM IST

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Updated : Dec 10, 2019, 10:58 PM IST

Before the launch of satellites from PSLV C48 scheduled for Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman Dr K Sivan offered prayers at the revered Tirupati Balaji temple on Tuesday. The ISRO chief called Wednesday’s mission historic as this is the 50th launch for PSLV and 75th launch from Sriharikota.

ISRO Chairman K Sivan offers prayers at Tirupati ahead of PSLV's 50th mission

ISRO Chairman K Sivan offers prayers at Tirupati ahead of PSLV's 50th mission

Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr K Sivan offered prayers at the revered Tirupati Balaji temple on Tuesday morning here before the launch of satellites from PSLV C48 scheduled for tomorrow.

ISRO Chairman offers prayers at Tirupati ahead of PSLV's 50th mission

While speaking to media, he said that PSLV C48 is a historic achievement by ISRO as this is the 50th launch for PSLV and 75th launch from Sriharikota.

ISRO is gearing up for the launch of RISAT-2BR1 through PSLV C48, which will launch it from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota on December 11.

PSLV-C48 will also carry 9 customer satellites including one from Israel, one from Italy, one from Japan and six from the USA as "co-passengers".

The countdown for PSLV C48 began today afternoon at 1.25 pm. The satellites including RISAT-2BR1 will be launched tomorrow at 3.25 pm.

According to the space agency, RISAT-2BR1, a Radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, will be placed into an orbit of 576 km at an inclination of 37 degrees.

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Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr K Sivan offered prayers at the revered Tirupati Balaji temple on Tuesday morning here before the launch of satellites from PSLV C48 scheduled for tomorrow.

ISRO Chairman offers prayers at Tirupati ahead of PSLV's 50th mission

While speaking to media, he said that PSLV C48 is a historic achievement by ISRO as this is the 50th launch for PSLV and 75th launch from Sriharikota.

ISRO is gearing up for the launch of RISAT-2BR1 through PSLV C48, which will launch it from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota on December 11.

PSLV-C48 will also carry 9 customer satellites including one from Israel, one from Italy, one from Japan and six from the USA as "co-passengers".

The countdown for PSLV C48 began today afternoon at 1.25 pm. The satellites including RISAT-2BR1 will be launched tomorrow at 3.25 pm.

According to the space agency, RISAT-2BR1, a Radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, will be placed into an orbit of 576 km at an inclination of 37 degrees.

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