India launches CMS-01 communications satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 6:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
India launched a communications satellite early Thursday. A PSLV rocket lifted off at 5:11 am EST (1011 GMT) and released the CMS-01 satellite into a transfer orbit about 20 minutes later. CMS-01 will provide extended C-band services for India and offshore islands, replacing GSAT-12. K. Sivan, head of the Indian space agency ISRO, said after the launch that the next PSLV launch will carry the first Indian commercial satellite whose launch was arranged after space commercialization reforms announced earlier this year.
India launched a communications satellite early Thursday. A PSLV rocket lifted off at 5:11 am EST (1011 GMT) and released the CMS-01 satellite into a transfer orbit about 20 minutes later. CMS-01 will provide extended C-band services for India and offshore islands, replacing GSAT-12. K. Sivan, head of the Indian space agency ISRO, said after the launch that the next PSLV launch will carry the first Indian commercial satellite whose launch was arranged after space commercialization reforms announced earlier this year.
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