Countdown begins for Astrostat, India's first satellite for astronomical study

The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch the Indian rocket carrying seven satellites including India's ASTROSAT on 28 September, 2015. The 50-hour countdown for the launch of nation's first satellite ASTROSAT began today at 8 am. The polar satellite launch vehicle PSLV-C30 will put the satellite into a low-earth, equatorial orbit. PSLV-C30 will launch ASTROSAT weighing 1,513 kg, apart from four from the US and one each from Indonesia and Canada on Monday. ASTROSAT will be launched at 10 am on Monday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. More

(Source: Zee News - Sep 27)