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Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft undergoing pre-launch tests
Moon Impact Probe integration with Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft
Readying Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft for Thermovac test
Fully integrated Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (left) and loading it to Thermovac Chamber (right)
PSLV-C11 fourth stage
PSLV-C11 Vehicle stacked up to fourth stage
Hoisting of third and fourth stages of PSLV-C11
Hoisting of PSLV-C11 Second Stage 
PSLV-C11 Second Stage with its VIKAS engine
Loading of PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment 
PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment on its way to Vehicle Assembly Building 
Positioning of PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment over launch pedestal
Unloading a PSLV-C11 strap-on from transporter at Vehicle Assembly Building 
Fully Assembled First Stage surrounded by strap-ons of PSLV-C11
PSLV-C11 comming out from Vehicle Assembly Building
PSLV-C11 on Launch Pad
PSLV-C11 at Vehicle Assembly Building 
PSLV-C11 on its way to launchpad
PSLV-C11 on its way to launchpad from Vehicle Assembly Building
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