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India, Brazil launch Amazônia-1 on PSLV rocket
February 27, 2021
The Indian Space Research Organization has launched their first mission of 2021 with a flight of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deliver Brazil’s Amazônia-1 satellite, along with 18 co-passengers, into Sun-synchronous orbit.
Liftoff from First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India, occurred Sunday, 28 February at 10:24 IST at the launch site which is 04:54 UTC, or Saturday, 27 February at 23:54 EST.
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Amazônia-1 is the first Earth observation satellite designed, built, tested, and operated completely by Brazil and is the first of three such satellites planned by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), a Brazil’s space research and exploration company.
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UPDATED: February 28, 2021 09:58 IST
The blastoff is scheduled at 10:24 hours from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on Sunday. (Photo: ISRO)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for its first launch of 2021 which is scheduled at 10:24 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. This is for the first time that an Indian rocket will launch 637-kg Amazonia-1 of Brazil as primary satellite from the launch pad of the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh s Nellore distric
The Satish Dhawan Satellite or the SD Sat will carry a copy of the Bhagwad Gita, photograph of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and names of 25,000 individuals to space.