Navigation satellite launch work picks up steam

Hectic activity is on at Sriharikota for the lift-off of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C22) at 11.41 p.m. on July 1, which will put the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, IRNSS-1A into orbit. A PSLV-XL version, which uses six powerful strap-on booster motors, will put the 1,425-kg IRNSS-1A into orbit. “Everything is going well for the launch and the satellite has been integrated with the PSLV,” ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan told The Hindu on Monday from New Delhi. More

(Source: The Hindu - Jun 27)