Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to witness the launch of ISRO’s PSLV C-23 at Sriharikota today. He said his government is committed to give impetus to the country’s space programme.

The Prime Minister met senior scientists and ISRO chairman Radhakrishnan who has given him a brief presentation on India’s space programme. He has visited the First launch pad at Sriharikota on sunday.

PSLV-C23 to Launch the French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 and Four co-passenger satellites from Canada, Germany and Singapore. It is scheduled for launch today at 09:52 IST from Sriharikota.

He was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu, and the Minister of State in the PM’s office, Jitendra Singh