PSLV-C49 Launch: AP CM Congratulates ISRO Scientists

7 Nov, 2020 16:22 IST|Sakshi Post
PSLV-C49 Launch, Inset:AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has congratulated ISRO scientists for the successful launch of PSLV- C 49. He wished the ISRO success in all future endeavours.

SRIHARIKOTA,NELLORE:India successfully launched its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer satellites on board its Polar rocket from Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh here on Saturday. The customer satellites are from Lithuania (1), Luxembourg (4) and USA (4).

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) lifted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 3.12 PM at the end of a 26 hour countdown and injected the satellites into orbit one after another 20 minutes later.

Check the launch of EOS-01 and 9 customer satellites by PSLV-49 By ISRO here:

The lift off was originally scheduled for 3.02 pm, but was delayed by 10 minutes due to debris on the path of the vehicle, ISRO said. This is the first mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation this year.

EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry, and disaster management support, the space agency said. 

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