'PSLV-C27 launch shows India's increasing space capabilities'

Posted on 30th Mar 2015 10:25 am by mohit kumar

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated Indian space agency ISRO for the successful launch of PSLV-C27 and said that it showed India's increasing space capabilities.

In his message to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, the president said: "My heartiest congratulations to you and your entire team for the successful launch of PSLV-C27, carrying the IRNSS-1D."

"The nation is proud of this achievement which has demonstrated, yet again, India's increasing space capabilities. I am very happy to know that this is the fourth in the series of seven satellites of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System."

"I understand the IRNSS-1D will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services which will take us closer to setting up our own navigation system," said Mukherjee.

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