PSLV-C26 to be launched on Thursday
"The launch window of the mission opens at 0132 hrs IST and lasts till 0147 hrs IST. The lift-off is scheduled at the opening of the launch window at 0132 hrs IST. PSLV-C26 will carry the 1425 kg Indian Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1C," the Department of Space said in a statement.
IRNSS-1C, the third satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, has already been integrated with PSLV-C26 and the final phase of checks is progressing, it said.
The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) met on Oct 7 to review the progress of pre-launch activities and cleared the launch for Oct 16.
The 67 hour count down for the mission has already commenced at 0632 hrs IST on Monday.
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