The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)will launch the rocket GSLV-F05 carrying an advanced weather satellite ‘INSAT-3DR’ on Thursday Sep 08,2016 at 4.10 pm from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
The satellite INSAT 3DR, weighing 2,211 kg, will be put into a geo-transfer orbit by the rocket initially during lift off. The satellite will then be taken to its designated geosynchronous orbit using its own propulsion systems.
INSAT 3DR has an operational life of eight years and is equipped with modern instruments to study weather patterns and to help in the surface-level search and rescue operations.
The launch of the GSLV-F05 will be the tenth flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, designed to inject 2 to 2.5 ton class of satellites in geostationary orbits.
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