Chennai, Jan. 10 -- The Countdown for the January 12 launch of PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 MissionEarth Observation Satellite along with 15 other co-passenger satellites will begin tomorrow at thespaceport of Sriharikota.
This would be the first launch for ISRO this New Year ahead of which ISRO Chairman and DoSSecretary Dr V Narayanan offered prayers at the Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala in AndhraPradesh for the success of the mission.
EOS-N1, also called Anvesha, is an Indian hyperspectral earth imaging satellite built by DRDO forstrategic defence purposes as well as for civilian monitoring in agriculture, urban mapping, andenvironmental assessment.
It woud either be a 24 hr or 25 hr countdown, during which propellant filling operations wou...