RE: GSLV GSAT-6 launched sucessfully...
Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) today launched its
twenty-fifth home-made
communications satellite in space
using the Geo-synchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that uses an
Indian made cryogenic engine being
tested for the third time.
The heavyweight Indian rocket weighs
416 tonnes and is nearly 50 meters
tall.
The GSLV rocket is being powered
using an Indian made cryogenic
engine. Dubbed the 'naughty boy' this
rocket has had a patchy record with
less than half the flights being
successful.
Speaking to NDTV Kiran Kumar,
Chairman, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) had said "GSAT-6
carries one of the largest antennas we
have built a 6 meter diameter antenna,
the prime purpose is to make sure that
communication can happen with
smaller and smaller hand held devices
whether it is for data, video or voice.
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