ISRO launches communication satellite GSAT-29: Here is the list of Communication Satellites

ISRO’s heavy-lift rocket ‘GSLV-Mark-Three’ has proven its reliability by successfully launching the communication satellite GSAT-29. It lifted off today evening at 05.08 hours from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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#ISROMissions

Mission Accomplished! ??

Here’s a stunning capture by SDSC SHAR crew of #GSLVMkIIID2 roaring away to its destination carrying #GSAT29 under the watchful eyes of Moon. The 1st operational mission of #GSLVMkIII will be #Chandrayaan-2.

Thank You for your support. pic.twitter.com/5PPjqzOoEl

— ISRO (@isro) November 14, 2018

In a little over 16 minutes, it injected the country’s second high-throughput communication satellite GSAT-29 into the geostationary transfer orbit.

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ISRO chairman Dr Sivan, in his congratulatory message to his fellow scientists, said, the GSLV Mark-Three has entered majestically into the list of operational launch vehicles today.

#ISROMissions#GSLVMkIIID2 lifts off majestically carrying #GSAT29 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. About 17 min later, the vehicle injected satellite successfully into GTO. Post that, Master Control Facility at Hassan assumed control of satellite. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/abeFE7kiDU

— ISRO (@isro) November 14, 2018

He informed that the second mission to the moon Chandrayaan-II will be accomplished by January next and the manned mission to space, Gaganyaan by December 2021.

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The GSLV Mark Three injected the satellite in an orbit closer to the earth at 190 km and farthest at 35,975 km. Later, the satellite will be brought to the intended circular and geostationary orbit of 36000 km radius using remote manoeuvring by scientists.

GSLV Mk III-D2 / GSAT-29 Mission: Overview

GSLV MkIII-D2, the second developmental flight of GSLV MkIII successfully launched GSAT-29, a high throughput communication satellite at 5.08 pm IST on November 14, 2018 from the Second Launch Pad(SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

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GSLV-Mk III which is three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons, a liquid propellant core stage and a cryogenic stage, is capable of launching 4 ton class of satellite to Geosynchronous Transfer orbit (GTO).

GSAT-29 satellite with a lift-off mass of 3423 kg, is a multi-beam, multiband communication satellite of India, configured around the ISRO’s enhanced I-3K bus. This is the heaviest satellite launched from India.

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GSAT-29 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders which will bridge the digital divide of users including those in Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern regions of India. It also carries Q/V-band payload, configured for technology demonstration at higher frequency bands and Geo-stationary High Resolution Camera. carried onboard GSAT-29 spacecraft. An optical communication payload, for the first time, will be utilized for data transmission.

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