| Note for Media: Mediakit with Powerpoint, Videos, Faqs is available on the right side bar of this website/blog. Here is the 20 Mins Video Click here to download the Video (Good quality 213 MB) Click here to download the Video (h.264 Quality 113 MB) Click here to download the Video(O.gg format 83MB) The Countdown for Launch of PSLV-C19 Carrying India's First Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) has begun. |
The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C19)/Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) mission, which met
on April 21, 2012 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota
has cleared the launch of PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 mission at 05:47 hrs (IST)
on Thursday, April 26, 2012.
Here is the set of Photographs (Source:ISRO) Of Assembly of PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 MISSION (Click here for Direct Link to the album) or
Click on the slide show to see large images. The 71-hour countdown commenced at 06:47 hours on April 23, 2012. During the Countdown, propellant-filling operations of the liquid propellant second stage (PS2) and fourth stage (PS4) of the launch vehicle will be carried out. Besides, mandatory checks on the launch vehicle and spacecraft will be carried out. Also, charging of batteries and pressurisation of propellant tanks onboard the satellite will be performed. Readiness of various ground systems such as tracking radar systems and communication networks will also be checked. PSLV-C19 will inject RISAT-1 satellite into an orbit of 480 km altitude at an inclination of 97.552o. The satellite will be put in its final orbital configuration at 536 km altitude using thrusters onboard the satellite. |
PSLV C19/RISAT-1 MISSION LAUNCH 26 April 5.47 a.m.
