24 hr countdown for GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NavIC mission to begin at 2351 hrs tonight

Chennai, Oct 29 (UNI) The 24 hour countdown for tomorrow night's key GSLV-F18/NVS-03 NavIC mission will begin at 2351 hrs on Thursday night. The countdown for the launch will commence 24 hrs before the launch, ISRO sources told UNI. After the Mission Readiness Review gives the nod, the countdown will commence for filling propellants in the three-stage 50 m tall vehicle having a lift-off mass of 420 tonnes. In a significant mission aimed at giving a further push to opertionalise the NavIC constellation to strengthen the defence needs, the GSLV-F18 carrying the 2,250 kg NVS-03 Navigation satellite will be launched…