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June 6, 2017
GSLV Mk III-D1 launches GSAT-19
GSLV Mk III-D1 launched GSAT-19 on Monday, June 05, 2017 from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota.
GSLV Mk III D1 / GSAT-19 Tracking and Onboard Camera Video
GSLV-Mk III is capable launching 4 ton class of satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer orbit (GTO). It is a three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons (S200), a liquid propellant core stage (L110) and a cryogenic stage (C25).
GSLV Mk III-D1/GSAT-19 Mission Curtain Raiser Video
GSLV-Mk III-D1 is the first developmental flight, carrying 3136 kg GSAT-19 satellite to a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The vehicle is configured with a 5 m ogive payload fairing and slanted strap-on nose cone to provide aerodynamic robustness.
GSAT 19E experimental communications satellite
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 (GSLV Mk.3) launches its first orbital test flight with the GSAT 19E experimental communications satellite.
Related links:
GSAT-19: http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-19
GSLV Mark III-D1 / GSAT-19 Brochure: http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-mk-iii-d1-gsat-19-mission/gslv-mark-iii-d1-gsat-19-brochure
For more information about the mission, visit: http://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/gslv-mk-iii-d1-gsat-19-mission
For more information about Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), visit: http://www.isro.gov.in/
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