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GSLV-D2 blasts off from Sriharikota
Sriharikota, May 08: GSLV-D2 blasted off from the Satish Dhawan spaceport here at 4.58 pm today.
Sriharikota, May 08: GSLV-D2 blasted off from the Satish Dhawan
spaceport here at 4.58 pm today.
Carrying a 1800-kg experimental communication satellite GSAT-2, the second developmental flight of India's geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D2) soared into the azure sky majestically from the spindle-shaped island off Bay of Bengal.
Nearly 17 minutes after the lift-off, the satellite is expected to be injected into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
A battery of scientists, engineers and technicians, who toiled hard for the most technologically challenging project undertaken so far under the Indian space programme, were overwhelmed with excitement and joy when the 49-metre high, three-stage vehicle, weighing 414 tonnes, soared into the sky, leaving behind columns of fire and fumes.
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman, Dr K Kasturirangan, congratulated and hugged his colleagues as the vehicle rose skyward in perfect clock-like precision.
Bureau Report
Nearly 17 minutes after the lift-off, the satellite is expected to be injected into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
A battery of scientists, engineers and technicians, who toiled hard for the most technologically challenging project undertaken so far under the Indian space programme, were overwhelmed with excitement and joy when the 49-metre high, three-stage vehicle, weighing 414 tonnes, soared into the sky, leaving behind columns of fire and fumes.
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman, Dr K Kasturirangan, congratulated and hugged his colleagues as the vehicle rose skyward in perfect clock-like precision.
Bureau Report