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 […]
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 […]