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Filling of liquid fuel in the second stage of the Rs.70-crore Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket that would carry the Rs.130-crore Oceansat2 - Indias remote sensing satellite - on Wednesday afternoon was progressing smoothly at Indias rocket launch centre in Sriharikota, around 80 km from here.

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Countdown for PSLV launch to commence tomorrow
The T-51 hour countdown for the launch of PSLV-C14 on September 23 from the spaceport of Sriharikota would commence at 0900 hrs tomorrow.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch Oceansat-2 satellite, which would help identify potential fishing zones and in coastal zone studies, on September 23 in a mission that would have European flavour.

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The launch campaign at the spaceport at Sriharikota is accelerating for the lift-off of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C14), which will put seven satellites in orbit. The launch is most likely to take place on September 23.

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Some time between Sep 20 and 25, India will launch a specialised satellite to watch over the Indian Ocean, an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Monday.
Oceansat 2 will be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) into a sun-synchronous orbit 720 km above the earth, the official said on phone from ISROs launch centre at Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), 70 km from here.

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ISRO to launch Oceansat-2 to track marine life
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch Oceansat-2, an exclusive satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones in September.

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India to launch ocean satellite in September
India would, by the second-half of September, launch Oceansat-2 into the space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair said.

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Launch of an ocean satellite is the next mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, said G Madhavan Nair, ISRO chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space.

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After the successful launch of moon mission Chandrayaan-1 last year, the country is now zeroing in on the study of oceans.

"The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch a satellite to chart sea levels, a vital indicator of climate change, on a globe-circling voyage. Right now, the project is on the research and development stage. The satellite will be lunched soon" - Isro chairman G Madhavan Nair told TOI on Wednesday.

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Oceansat 2 (IRS-P7), an Indian meteorological satellite, is planned for launch in 2002. With a payload mix of microwave, thermal and optical sensors, it would provide greater insight into global understanding of ocean dynamics/ resources.
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