The second orbital test flight of India's heaviest launcher GSLV Mk3 took off on wednesday, 14th November, 2018 hoisting a high throughput communications satellite into orbit to connect the country's remote population and clearing the way for a robotic lunar lander to use the rocket in January.
The GSLV-Mk3-D2 rocket which is nearly 43.5 meters high lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center at exactly 11:38 GMT which is 05:08 PM local time at the India's space port.
The payload of GSLV Mk3 D2 is a very advanced high-throughout satellite GSAT-29 which is a multi-beam communications satellite with a lift off mass of 3.4 tonnes. The payloads of this satellite caters to the communications requirements of users from remote areas of India.
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The GSLV-Mk3-D2 rocket which is nearly 43.5 meters high lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center at exactly 11:38 GMT which is 05:08 PM local time at the India's space port.
The payload of GSLV Mk3 D2 is a very advanced high-throughout satellite GSAT-29 which is a multi-beam communications satellite with a lift off mass of 3.4 tonnes. The payloads of this satellite caters to the communications requirements of users from remote areas of India.
For more details please click here.
Here is a video of the launch..
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