GSLV-D5 ON LAUNCH PAD Indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) team and the Launch Authorisation Board (L...
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| GSLV-D5 ON LAUNCH PAD |
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- The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) team and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) have cleared the GSLV-D5/GSAT 14 launch at 16:18 hrs (IST) on Jan 05, 2014
- A 29-hour countdown is set to commence on Jan 04, 2014 at around 11 hrs (IST)
GSLV-D5 is the eighth flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It is also the fourth developmental flight of GSLV. During this flight, the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) will be flight tested for the second time.
GSLV-D5 will launch 1982 Kg GSAT-14, a communication satellite, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). After reaching GTO, GSAT-14 will use its own propulsion system to reach its geostationary orbital home and will be stationed at 74º East longitude. GSAT-14 will help provide many satellite based communication services to the country including tele-education and telemedicine.
The mission will be launched from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. The flight duration of GSLV-D5 is 17 min 8 sec.
The mission will be launched from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. The flight duration of GSLV-D5 is 17 min 8 sec.
