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Nov. 15, 2018
GSLV Mk III-D2/GSAT-29 Mission lift off
GSLV Mk III-D2/GSAT-29 Mission: The first orbit raising operation of GSAT-29 satellite has been successfully carried out today (15th November) by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine of the satellite at 0834 Hrs IST for a duration of 4875 seconds.
Orbit Determination results from this LAM firing are:
- Apogee X perigee height was changed from 35897 km X 189 km to 35745 km X 7642 km.
- Inclination was changed from 21.46 deg to 8.9 deg.
- Orbital period is 13 hours.
Lift-off and Onboard Camera View - ISRO
Video above: Onboard camera view of the GSLV Mk III-D2 rocket launching the GSAT-29 communication satellite from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, on 14 November 2018, at 11:38 UTC (14:50 IST).
GSAT-29 satellite with a lift-off mass of 3423 kg, is a multi-beam, multiband communication satellite of India, configured around the ISRO’s enhanced I-3K bus. This is the heaviest satellite launched from India.
GSAT-29 satellite
GSAT-29 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders which will bridge the digital divide of users including those in Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern regions of India. It also carries Q/V-band payload, configured for technology demonstration at higher frequency bands and Geo-stationary High Resolution Camera. carried onboard GSAT-29 spacecraft. An optical communication payload, for the first time, will be utilized for data transmission.
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