TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ India successfully launched its latest communication satellite CMS-01 on board its Polar rocket from the spaceport on Thursday, the second and last launch this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indian Space Research Organisation’s trusted polar satellite launch vehicle — PSLV-C50 — injected the satellite into the predefined orbit around 20 minutes after the lift-off from the second launch pad at the spaceport of Sriharikota.
CMS-01 is the 42nd communication satellite of the space agency and it is envisaged for providing services in Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum covering India, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.
The satellite is functioning “very well”, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said. The solar panels of the satellite, a crucial operation, have been deployed, he said, addressing scientists from the Mission Control Centre.
