Launch News GSLV Mk III | GSAT-29 | November 14, 2018 11:38:00 UTC

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GSAT-29 is a communication satellite weighing 3423 kg. The spacecraft will be located at 55 °E longitude and designed for a mission life of 10 years.

GSAT-29 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders intended to meet the communication requirements of users including those in remote areas. In addition, several new technologies such as Q/V-band payload, data transmission through optical communication link will be demonstrated. This will help in realizing future advanced satellites.

Source:
- https://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-29
- https://launchlibrary.net/
- https://spaceflightnewsapi.net/

 

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Watch live: India’s most powerful rocket poised for launch

Watch live: India’s most powerful rocket poised for launch

November 14, 2018 Stephen Clark
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The second orbital test flight of India’s GSLV Mk.3 launcher is set for Thursday, when it will hoist a high-throughput communications satellite into orbit to connect the county’s remote population and demonstrate new data relay capabilities.

Boosted by two powerful strap-on solid rocket motors, the nearly 143-foot-tall (43.5-meter) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3 (GSLV Mk.3) is set for liftoff from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast at 1138 GMT (6:38 a.m. EST) Wednesday.

The launch is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. local time at the Indian spaceport.

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Sources:
- https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/14/gslv-mk3-d2-gsat-29/

 

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gadgets.ndtv.com : ISRO Says GSAT-29 Communications Satellite Successfully Injected Into Orbit

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