ISRO to launch PSLV-C42 with two satellites tonight
According to reports, the 33-hour countdown for the launch kicked-off at 1.08 PM on Saturday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to launch two earth observation satellites onboard PSLV on Sunday, news agency PTI reported.
According to reports, the 33-hour countdown for the launch kicked-off at 1.08 PM on Saturday.
The launch is expected to take place at around 10.07 pm on Sunday night from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C42 (PSLV) would carry the satellites, NovaSAR and S1-4, together weighing over 800 kilograms.
The satellites would be released into sun-synchronous orbit at a height of 583 kilometres.
The satellites, which have been developed by Surrey Satellite Technologies Limited, UK, are meant for forest and flood mapping as well as disaster monitoring, ISRO said in a release.
This would be the 44th flight of the PSLV and the third launch by ISRO this year.
Earlier this year in January, PSLV-C40 launched India's weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series. PSLV-C41 launched IRNSS - 1I navigation satellite in April.
(With inputs from PTI)