SRIHARIKOTA : India's latest communication satellite, INSAT-4CR, was on Sunday successfully put into orbit with textbook precision by the GSLV-FO4, which majestically soared into the sky at 6.21 pm after a delay of two hours from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.
GSLV-FO4 put the satellite, carrying 12 KU-band transponders, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) of 170 km perigee and 35,975 km apogee with an orbital inclination of 21.7 degree with respect to equator, 17.55 minutes (ed correct) after lift-off.
The 49 metre tall vehicle, fifth in the GSLV series, blasted off, carrying the 2130 kg (415 tonne) satellite, which was manoeuvred into the orbit using its own propulsion system.
The aluminium alloy payload fairing, measuring 7.8 metres in length and 3.4 metres in diameter, was discarded after the vehicle reached an altitude of 115 km.
For many scientists, the successful launch of the gslv-fo4, was an occasion to rejoice as they were witness to the abortive launch of the previous GSLV-F02 in July last year GSLV-FO2, carrying INSAT-4C, was discarded due to a snag resulting out of sudden loss of thrust in one of the four liquid propellant strap-on motors (S4), resulting in the vehicle veering away from its designated path.
INSAT-4CR is the third in the insat-4 series and follows the previous two successful launches in December 2005 and March 2007.
It is expected to boost DTH television services, digital news gathering service (DNGS), VSAT and other high bit rate data transmission in the country, and has a mission life of ten years. It is powered by solar array providing 2870 W, two 70 ampere-hour nickel-hydrogen batteries.
Earlier, the launch scheduled to take place at 4.21 pm was "stopped" three seconds before blast off due to "technical snag in parameters related to launch," ISRO said.
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GSLV-FO4 put the satellite, carrying 12 KU-band transponders, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) of 170 km perigee and 35,975 km apogee with an orbital inclination of 21.7 degree with respect to equator, 17.55 minutes (ed correct) after lift-off.
The 49 metre tall vehicle, fifth in the GSLV series, blasted off, carrying the 2130 kg (415 tonne) satellite, which was manoeuvred into the orbit using its own propulsion system.
The aluminium alloy payload fairing, measuring 7.8 metres in length and 3.4 metres in diameter, was discarded after the vehicle reached an altitude of 115 km.
For many scientists, the successful launch of the gslv-fo4, was an occasion to rejoice as they were witness to the abortive launch of the previous GSLV-F02 in July last year GSLV-FO2, carrying INSAT-4C, was discarded due to a snag resulting out of sudden loss of thrust in one of the four liquid propellant strap-on motors (S4), resulting in the vehicle veering away from its designated path.
INSAT-4CR is the third in the insat-4 series and follows the previous two successful launches in December 2005 and March 2007.
It is expected to boost DTH television services, digital news gathering service (DNGS), VSAT and other high bit rate data transmission in the country, and has a mission life of ten years. It is powered by solar array providing 2870 W, two 70 ampere-hour nickel-hydrogen batteries.
Earlier, the launch scheduled to take place at 4.21 pm was "stopped" three seconds before blast off due to "technical snag in parameters related to launch," ISRO said.
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