GSLV-F05 / INSAT-3DR
In its tenth flight (GSLV-F05) conducted today,
(September 08, 2016), India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle,
equipped with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS),
successfully launched the country's weather satellite INSAT-3DR, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The
achieved orbit is very close to the intended one. The launch
took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota, the spaceport of India. This was
the first operational flight of GSLV equipped with CUS and the fourth to
carry the indigenous CUS. Today’s GSLV flight was the third
consecutive success achieved by GSLV carrying indigenous CUS and the 2211
kg INSAT-3DR is the heaviest satellite to be launched from the Indian soil.
Today’s
flight of GSLV further highlights the success of ISRO in mastering the highly
complex cryogenic rocket propulsion technology.
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