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GSLV countdown progressing smoothly

The countdown for the relaunch of GSLV-D1, the first developmental flight of India's Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, is progressing 'smoothly and satisfactorily' at the SHAR centre in Sriharikota on Wednesday.

"All systems are working perfectly and the launch will be at 1543 hours (IST)," a SHAR spokesman said.

However, there will be no live telecast of the event due to 'uncertainties' in the weather conditions, the spokesman said.

At 1400 hours, the weather was sunny and the sky looked clear at SHAR.

The launch had to be rescheduled for Wednesday after the original flight, on March 28, was aborted due to a last minute hitch in one of the four strap-on motors.

The damaged strap-on motor has been replaced.

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