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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