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ISRO all set to launch indigenous weather satellite on August 28


ISRO all set to launch indigenous weather satellite on August 28 Preparations for the launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR with the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII) next month are progressing at Sriharikota, officials said on Friday. "The weather satellite INSAT-3DR will be put into orbit by a GSLV rocket August end. Preparations for the launch are going on," P. Kunhi Krishnan, Director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), told IANS. India's rocket port is located in SDSC in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It is learnt that the launch is tentatively slated for August 28. A senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS that the satellite is yet to reach the rocket port.   More



(Source: The News Minute - Jul 30)

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