Lift Off Time (Subject to change) |
November 14, 2018 11:38 UTC (17:08 IST) |
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Mission Name and what it is |
GSAT 29 |
Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?) |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Customer (who’s paying for this?) |
Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) |
Rocket |
GSLV Mk III |
Launch Location |
Satish Dhawan Space Center – Sriharikota, India |
Payload mass |
3,7000 kg (8,200 pounds) |
Where’s the satellite going? |
Geostationary Orbit |
Will they be attempting to recover the first stage? |
No. The first stage is not recoverable. |
Where will the first stage land? |
It will crash into the Indian ocean |
Will they be attempting to recover the fairing? |
No. The fairing is not recoverable |
Will they be attempting to recover the second stage? |
No. The second stage is not recoverable. |
This will be the: |
3rd flight of a GSLV Mk III and the 5th launch for ISRO in 2018 |
Where to watch |
Doordarshan National on YouTube |
What’s all this mean?
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be launching GSAT 29, a communications satellite for the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). GSAT 29 is built on the I-3K satellite bus and will carry Ka and Ku multi-beam radio and optical communication payloads. Heading to a geostationary orbit, the satellite will be used by Village Resource Centers in rural areas of India to help bridge the digital divide.
GSLV Mk III rocket launching GSAT 19 (credit: ISRO)
GSAT 29 will be launched on the GSLV Mk III rocket. The core stage of GSLV Mk III is powered by two Vikas engines, using a liquid mix of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide for fuel. The core stage is augmented with two S200 solid rocket boosters. The upper stage is powered by a single CE-20 engine, burning liquid hydrogen and oxygen. The GSLV Mk III is capable of lifting 8000 kg to low Earth orbit and 4000 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit. This will be the third launch of the GSLV Mk III. The first was a suborbital test flight of the Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment which launched on December 14, 2014. The second lifted GSAT 19 to orbit on June 5, 2017.
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