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Countdown for 3 Indian satellites

New Delhi, India - The launch will take place on April 20

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) started on Monday the countdown of 54 hours for the launch of three satellites as announced by a press officer of ISRO. The remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2, as well as Youthsat and X-Sat, will be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the spaceport at Sriharikota on April 20. The Resourcesat-2 was built by ISRO to facilitate...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1128418
Rome, Italy, 04/18/2011 16:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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