Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of PSLV-C51 carrying Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-passenger satellites.
Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said that this achievement will further cement #India’s reputation in the field of space research.
“Congratulate ISRO on the successful launch of PSLVC51 carrying Amazonia-1 & 18 Co-passenger satellites. This achievement will further cement #India’s reputation in the field of space research”, Naveen tweeted.
Congratulate @ISRO on the successful launch of #PSLVC51 carrying Amazonia-1 & 18 Co-passenger satellites. This achievement will further cement #India‘s reputation in the field of space research.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 28, 2021
PSLV-C51 rocket, which is the 53rd mission of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), launched Amazonia-1 of Brazil as primary satellite and 18 co-passenger payloads from the first launchpad of the Sriharikota spaceport in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The blastoff was scheduled at 10.24 hours from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, where the countdown commenced at 08.54 hours on Saturday for the PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission.
This also marked the ISRO’s first launch of 2021.
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