UPDATE: The launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-5P has now been slated for December 25, a week after it was put off following a leak in the Russian cryogenic stage of the launch vehicle.
"The launch is scheduled for December 25 at 4.01 pm (from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh). A 29-hour countdown will start on December 24 at 11.01 am," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesperson S Satish.
The satellite would be launched by ISRO''s Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06), powered by Russian cryogenic stage.
The launch was earlier scheduled for Decemebr 20, but it was postponed after a leak was noticed in one of the valves of the Russian cryogenic engine during pre-countdown tests at the spaceport of Sriharikota. Russian and Indian scientists continue to review possible solutions notes the Hindustan Times. [Vid above relates to Indian efforts to develop their own cryogenic engine.)
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