Satellite launch: Modi congratulates ISRO scientists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1E, saying they keep making the country proud.

"Congratulating the dynamism & determination of @isro & our scientists on successful launch of PSLV C31 & putting IRNSS-1E in orbit precisely," he wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.

"Spoke to the scientists at @isro & congratulated them on their accomplishment today. Our scientists keep making us proud," Modi said.

ISRO today successfully launched the satellite onboard trusted workhorse PSLV-C31 from the spaceport of Sriharikota.

IRNSS-1E is the fifth navigation satellite in the IRNSS space system, comprising seven satellites, which would be on par with US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecraft is launched.