India moved a step
closer to have its own satellite navigation system by successfully placing in
orbit its second navigational - IRNSS- 1B satellite using its workhorse rocket
PSLV- C24 from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota about 83 km on 4th April, 2014 afternoon.
Exactly at 1714 hrs,
the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- C24 (PSLV- C24), standing around 44.4
metres tall and weighing about 320 ton, blasted off from the launch pad.
After about 20
minutes into the flight, PSLV- C24 ejected IRNSS- 1B at an altitude of about
506 km above the earth.
The 1,432-kg IRNSS-1B
will form part of a constellation of the seven navigation satellites.
It was the 25th
success in a row for the PSLV, after it majestically lifted off from the first
launch pad at Sriharikota at 5.14 p.m. After 19 minutes of flight, the IRNSS-1B
was put into a perfect orbit.
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