Countdown for India's GSLV rocket to begin on January 4

The countdown for the launch of India's heavy-duty rocket - the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) - that would carry communication satellite GSAT-14 is set to begin on January 4 morning, said a space agency official Thursday. "The 29-hour countdown for the GSLV launch is expected to commence around 11.20am on Saturday and the rocket is expected to blast off at 4.18pm on Sunday from (India's rocket port) Sriharikota (in Andhra Pradesh)," an Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) official told IANS over phone from Bangalore on Thursday. More

(Source: Times of India - Jan 3)