ISRO to launch Communication Satellite 'GSAT-29' on Wednesday

The countdown for the launch of GSLV Mark III rocket carrying the modern communication satellite GSAT-29 started this afternoon at 14:50 hrs.
The launch is scheduled at 17:08 hrs tomorrow from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 90 km off Chennai.
The satellite GSAT-29 that is to be launched by the rocket carries high throughput communication transponders in the Ka and Ku bands. It can augment high-speed data transfer in India’s far-flung and remote areas.
It weighs 3423 kg during lift off and has an operational life of over ten years. Overall, tomorrow’s mission would be the ISRO’s fifth launch this year.

Published On : 13 Nov 2018