The 1,000 kg satellite will be launched on a 230-tonne core rocket (polar satellite launch vehicle) from the space agency's spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh off the Bay of the Bengal, about 80 km north-east of Chennai.
http://ummid.com/news/2011/September/10.09.2011/indian_sat_launch.htm
http://ummid.com/news/2011/September/10.09.2011/indian_sat_launch.htm
