PSLV-C51 carrying 19 satellites lifts-off from Sriharikota
Sriharikota (AP): India's Polar rocket PSLV C-51 carrying Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites blasted off from this spaceport on Sunday, in the first mission of the year for ISRO.
At the end of a nearly -26hour countdown, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 lifted off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), over 100 km from Chennai, at around 10.24 am.
Amazonia-1, the primary satellite, is expected to be injected into orbit about 18 minutes after lift-off while the18 co-passenger payloads, including one from Chennai-based Space Kidz India (SKI), also engraved with a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would be launched over the next two hours.
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UAE to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, March 30; four-day holiday announced
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, March 30, 2025, after the Shawwal crescent was sighted earlier today, authorities have confirmed.
The sighting officially marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid festivities across the country.
