Insat-3C launch delayed to later this month

Submitted by ITV Production on Jan 07, 2002

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which according to its satellite launch partner Arianespace was to see the lift-off of its latest generation satellite Insat-3C on 16 January, has pushed forward the launch date again. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which according to its satellite launch partner Arianespace was to see the lift-off of its latest generation satellite Insat-3C on 16 January, has pushed forward the launch date again.

According to the Press Trust of India, Isro chairman K Kasturirangan has said the launch window of Insat-3C will open on 22 January. Kasturirangan did not give any definite date for the launch itself though.

Insat-3C will be launched from Kourou in French Guyana. The satellite was earlier scheduled for launch last November on an Ariane-5 rocket but due to a flight failure, the launch vehicle was changed to an Ariane-4 rocket.

Arianespace speeds up Insat 3C launch date