It was successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA designated PSLV-C12, along with RISAT-2, from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The crash killed Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, who was travelling aboard the helicopter.
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In a significant deviation, India's state television Doordarshan, did not telecast the launch live.
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