Launch of PSLV-C27 with IRNSS-1D put off: ISRO

BENGALURU, Mar 4: The launch of India’s fourth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1D onboard PSLV-C27, scheduled for March 9 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota was postponed due to a technical snag, ISRO sources said today.   An ISRO statement here said, “during the integrated electrical checks of the launch” vehicle along with the satellite after the closure of heat shield on March 3, an anomaly was observed in one of the telemetry transmitters of the satellite.’   ‘In order to resolve the technical anomaly through further test, simulation and analysis, the launch of PSLV-C27 with IRNSS-1D has been postponed,’ the statement said. (UNI)