Space scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are all set to launch the PSLV C-29 rocket from the Sriharikota space centre in Nellore district here on December 16 at 6 p.m.
Through this launch, ISRO will be sending six satellites belonging to Singapore.
Of these, the TeLEOS-1 will be the main satellite which weighs 400 kg and it is meant for remote sensing applications for commercial purposes.
Officials of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota said that the countdown for the PSLV C-29 launch will begin on Monday.
This is the 32nd flight for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
The launch will be made from the first launch pad of Sriharikota centre with the rocket having a lift off mass of nearly 227.6 tonnes.
This is a core-alone model with no usage of solid strap on motors.
The rocket will put the main satellite into a circular orbit at a distance of 550 km from the Earth.
