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NEW DELHI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The countdown has begun for the launch of India's first home-made astronomical observatory that will be launched Monday, a space official said Sunday.
"AstroSat, which is intended to study distant celestial objects, will be launched by the state-owned Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota around 10 a.m. (local time) Monday," he said, on condition of anonymity.
The official added: "It will be placed in an orbit which is almost 650 kms above the surface of the Earth and is expected to have a mission life of five years."
If the launch is successful, then India will join an elite club- - the United States, European Union and Japan which have so far managed to have their own telescope in space
NEW DELHI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The countdown has begun for the launch of India's first home-made astronomical observatory that will be launched Monday, a space official said Sunday.
"AstroSat, which is intended to study distant celestial objects, will be launched by the state-owned Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota around 10 a.m. (local time) Monday," he said, on condition of anonymity.
The official added: "It will be placed in an orbit which is almost 650 kms above the surface of the Earth and is expected to have a mission life of five years."
If the launch is successful, then India will join an elite club- - the United States, European Union and Japan which have so far managed to have their own telescope in space
