<div align="justify">The 28 hours countdown operations for the Friday launch of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9 began on Thursday afternoon.<br /> <br />Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources told Deccan Herald that the countdown operations of GSLV-F09/GSAT-9 mission have started at 12:57 pm on 4, May, 2017.<br /> <br />“GSLV-F09 rocket will be launched from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) at Sriharikota on May 5”, a senior ISRO official said.<br /> <br />He said countdown for the launch was started after getting clearance from Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorization Board (LAB).<br /> <br />ISRO has planned to launch GSLV mission in a bid to provide various communication applications in the Ku-band with coverage over south Asian countries.<br /> <br />Accordingly, GSAT-9, a geostationary communication satellite, is configured around ISRO’s standard I-2K bus, with lift off mass of 2,230 kg.<br /> <br />The main structure of the satellite is cuboidal and is built around a central cylinder with a mission life of more than 12 years. GSLV-F09 mission is the eleventh flight of GSLV and its fourth consecutive flight with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS).<br /> <br />The success of the previous GSLV mission in September last year provided much-needed boost for future GSLV missions to launch satellites weighing two to 2.2 tonnes using the country's indigenous cryogenic engine.</div>
<div align="justify">The 28 hours countdown operations for the Friday launch of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9 began on Thursday afternoon.<br /> <br />Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources told Deccan Herald that the countdown operations of GSLV-F09/GSAT-9 mission have started at 12:57 pm on 4, May, 2017.<br /> <br />“GSLV-F09 rocket will be launched from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) at Sriharikota on May 5”, a senior ISRO official said.<br /> <br />He said countdown for the launch was started after getting clearance from Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorization Board (LAB).<br /> <br />ISRO has planned to launch GSLV mission in a bid to provide various communication applications in the Ku-band with coverage over south Asian countries.<br /> <br />Accordingly, GSAT-9, a geostationary communication satellite, is configured around ISRO’s standard I-2K bus, with lift off mass of 2,230 kg.<br /> <br />The main structure of the satellite is cuboidal and is built around a central cylinder with a mission life of more than 12 years. GSLV-F09 mission is the eleventh flight of GSLV and its fourth consecutive flight with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS).<br /> <br />The success of the previous GSLV mission in September last year provided much-needed boost for future GSLV missions to launch satellites weighing two to 2.2 tonnes using the country's indigenous cryogenic engine.</div>
