Chennai:
ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch India's heaviest communication satellite into orbit today. The lift-off of the launch vehicle GSLV-FO6 carrying 2,310 kg GSAT-5P satellite is expected to take place a little after 4 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. ISRO officials say the countdown is proceeding smoothly.
The mission will be the first GSLV mission after the failure of the flight test of the indigenous cryogenic stage in the GSLV-D3 mission in April this year.
The launch of the satellite, which was originally scheduled for December 20, had been postponed after a leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the launch vehicle.
GSAT-5P with 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders is meant for augmenting communication services currently provided by Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). It is meant to boost TV, telemedicine and tele-education, and telephone services.
The satellite, developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, is the fifth in the GSAT series. It has a designed mission life of 12 years. (With PTI Inputs)
The mission will be the first GSLV mission after the failure of the flight test of the indigenous cryogenic stage in the GSLV-D3 mission in April this year.
The launch of the satellite, which was originally scheduled for December 20, had been postponed after a leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the launch vehicle.
GSAT-5P with 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders is meant for augmenting communication services currently provided by Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). It is meant to boost TV, telemedicine and tele-education, and telephone services.
The satellite, developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, is the fifth in the GSAT series. It has a designed mission life of 12 years. (With PTI Inputs)
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