Indian rocket lifts off with communication satellite

Indian rocket lifts off with communication satellite

An Indian rocket carrying communication satellite successfully lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport here Sunday. The Rs.365 crore launch mission has twin purpose – to flight test the cryogenic engine designed and built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and to put in orbit communication satellite GSAT-14. Precisely at 4.18 p.m., the Geosynchronous Satellite […]

Countdown for India’s GSLV rocket to begin Jan 4

Countdown for India’s GSLV rocket to begin Jan 4

The countdown for the launch of India’s heavy-duty rocket – the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) – that would carry communication satellite GSAT-14 is set to begin Jan 4 morning, said a space agency official Thursday. “The 29-hour countdown for the GSLV launch is expected to commence around 11.20 a.m. Saturday and the rocket is […]