Sriharikota, (Andhra Prdesh): In a first, the Indian Space agency heralded 2024 with a launch mission on the New year day, when PSLV-C58, carrying XPoSat, X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, and ten other payloads, took off from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Monday morning.
After a smooth 25 hour countdown that began at 0810 hrs yesterday, the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO took off from the First Launch Pad at 0910 hrs, amid loud cheers from the audience.
