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Successful Launch
UniBRITE, BRITE-Austria and AAUSAT3 have been successfully deployed from their XPOD separation systems, following a beautiful lift-off at 12:31:00 UTC from the First Launch Pad in a clear Sriharikota afternoon. Observers at the Mission Control Centre had a clear line-of-sight to the rocket on the launch pad, during lift-off, as it streaked through the sky ...
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PSLV-C20 on FLP
PSLV-C20 is now standing ready on the First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The Mobile Service Tower has moved away. The NLS-8 logo is visible on the middle-right of the fairing. The Second Launch Pad, where NLS-4 and NLS-5 launched from in 2008, is also visible in the background to the left.
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PSLV-C20 Roll Out
This image shows the moment before the Mobile Service Tower moved away from the launch vehicle. All of the service decks have been raised to clear the way for LV. The triangular NLS-8 logo is visible on the fairing, on the lower left side
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PSLV-C20 Upper Stage
This image shows the various spacecraft on the PSLV-C20. The SARAL primary payload is on the top, to be released first. The secondary payloads, SAPPHIRE and NEOSSat, are accommodated inside the Dual Launch Adapter. Once SARAL is released, the top conical section of the DLA will be ejected and subsequently SAPPHIRE and NEOSSat will be ...
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UniBRITE Ready for Launch
All Remove-Before-Flight articles have been removed and all final checklists have been completed. UniBRITE (NLS-8.1), BRITE-Austria (NLS-8.2) and AAUSAT3 (NLS-8.3) are ready for launch.
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BRITE-Austria and AAUSAT3 Ready for Launch
All Remove-Before-Flight articles have been removed and all final checklists have been completed. UniBRITE (NLS-8.1), BRITE-Austria (NLS-8.2) and AAUSAT3 (NLS-8.3) are ready for launch.