The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) on November 14, 2018 successfully launched communication
satellite GSAT-29 aboard its heavy-lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Mark III (GSLV MkIII-D2).
The success of GSLV MkIII-D2
marks an important milestone in Indian space program towards achieving
self-reliance in launching heavier satellites. The success of this flight also
signifies the completion of the experimental phase of GSLV Mark III.
The first successful mission of
GSLV Mark III was an experimental suborbital flight in 2014.
Subsequently, GSLV Mark III-D1
launched GSAT-19, a high throughput communication satellite, with a lift-off
mass of 3150 kg, into GTO on June 5, 2017.
The current launch will help to
bridge the digital divide.
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