President Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation for the successful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1G, saying this demonstrates India's growing capabilities in space launch technology.
In a message to A S Kiran Kumar, Chairman of ISRO, he said, the launch of PSLV-C33 is an "important landmark in our space programme with India now joining the small group of nations having their own regional satellite navigation system".
"It demonstrates, yet again, India's growing capabilities in space launch technology. The nation is proud of this achievement," said Mukherjee, who is on six-day tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
ISRO this afternoon successfully launched from Sriharikota PSLV-C33 rocket carrying IRNSS-1G, India's seventh and final in the series of navigation satellites of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
