The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said that the propellant filling of second stage of PSLV-C47, carrying a third-generation earth observation satellite Cartosat-3, has been completed.
"Propellant filling of second stage (PS2) of PSLV-C47 completed. Updates will continue...," ISRO tweeted.
The launch is scheduled at 9.28 am today.
Commencing the countdown for the launch of PSLV-C47 on Tuesday, ISRO had tweeted: "26-hour countdown for the launch of PSLV-C47 mission commenced today at 7.28 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota."
ISRO will launch the Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites of the US on the rescheduled date from the second launch pad of the space centre. PSLV-C47 will launch Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into the Sun-synchronous orbit.
Cartosat-3 satellite will be placed in an orbit of 509 kilometres at an inclination of 97.5 degrees.
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