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GSLV D5 set for launch today
GSLV D5 set for launch today, GSLV-D5 Launch, Indian Space Research Organisation. The 29-hour countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5 on January 5 began at 11.30 am on Saturday at the Satish Dhavan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota.
- 29-hour countdown begins at 11.30 am on Saturday
- The rocket will use an indigenous cryogenic engine
- GSLV launch resumes after a gap of three years
- It carries 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite
Sullurpet (Nellore): The 29-hour countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5 on January 5 began at 11.30 am on Saturday at the Satish Dhavan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota. The D5 rocket is 49.13 metres tall and weighs 414.75 tonnes.
Its lift-off from the second launch pad of SHAR is to take place at 4.18 pm on Sunday, as all arrangements have been put in place for what is being described as the New Year gift by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to the nation. An indigenous cryogenic engine is being used to place in orbit the two-tonne satellite. The 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite will take off, marking the resumption of GSLV launches after a gap of three years. It is the eighth in the GSLV G5 series.
The ISRO scientists were forced to take a break of three years after two GSLV launches taken up in 2010 failed. Although they made an attempt to place the satellite in space in August last year, it was postponed after the fuel leak at the second stage.
Importance is being attached to the launch, as ISRO has taken it as a challenge to conduct GSLV experiments, which enables the organisation to offer modern facilities in the fields of communications and television by placing 6 C band and 6 KE transponders in the satellite. The experiment is being viewed by the scientists as have twin advantages. It will boost their self-confidence in view of the fact that similar satellites were placed in orbit from French Guiana. Besides, the satellite is expected to usher in revolutionary changes in the country’s information, television and Met set-ups.
