ISRO ROCKET GSLV MK III SUCCESSFULLY PUTS SATELLITE IN ORBIT  


ISRO ROCKET GSLV MK III SUCCESSFULLY PUTS SATELLITE IN ORBIT

 

·         The GSLV Mk III took flight from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

 

·         It will be the third flight undertaken by ISRO’s most powerful rocket.

 

·         Before this launch the GSLV Mk III has so far undergone one experimental and one developmental flight.  

 

·         The GSAT-29 satellite carries communication transponders that will provide communication links in remote areas of India.

 

·         GSLV- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III is  India’s heavy lift rocket.

 

·         The GSLV Mk III is the designated rocket for India’s first human spaceflight proposed for 2022.

 

·         This   launch was a key test to the GSLV Mk III as it carried the GSAT-29 weighing 3,423 kg and placed it into Geo Transfer Orbit (GTO) just over 16 minutes into its flight.

 

 

 

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