The
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D6) has successfully
blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) in Sriharikota, near Chennai.
GSLV-D6
is the ninth flight of India's GSLV. It is also the fifth
developmental flight of GSLV. This is the third time the indigenously
developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) is being carried onboard during
a GSLV flight. GSLV-D6
flight is significant since it intends to continue the testing of
CUS. GSLV is designed to inject two-tonne class of communication
satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), said Isro.
GSAT-6
will provide S-band communication services in the country. After
reaching GTO, GSAT-6 will use its own propulsion system to reach its
final geostationary orbital home and will be stationed 0 at 83 East
longitude.
The
49.1 metre, weighing 416 tonne tall rocket precisely at 4.52 pm
blasted off from the second launch pad at ISRO. It may be noted the
current GSLV rocket of Isro can carry a capacity of around 2.2
tonnes, but GSLV-D6 weight was much higher.
The
rocket carrying the cuboid shaped GSAT-6 communication satellite
weighing 2,117 kg slung it in GTO around 17 minutes into the flight.
The whole mission concluded in just the way it was envisioned.
Ref: http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/isro-s-gslv-d6-takes-off-successfully-115082700648_1.html
