GSAT-29 is taking Geo, which is expected to help agencies
involved in strategic surveillance.
Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) launched the high-throughput communication
satellite GSAT-29 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh. The practice was called the GSLV MkIII-D2 mission.
GSAT-29 is India's
33rd built communications satellite. This is a multi-beam and multiband
communications satellite. Once turned on, GSAT-29 will provide Internet
connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir and in some remote areas of the North-East.
GSAT-29 is taking an on-board unique high-resolution camera capable of tracking "enemy ships" in the Indian Ocean. This high-resolution on-board
camera is being referred to as Geo-Eye. It is expected to assist the agencies
involved in strategic surveillance.
China, along with recent strategic assets in Sri Lanka, Maldives and Djibouti, has been aggressive in increasing its presence and influence in the Indian Ocean.
The SAT-29 will be placed in its final geostationary orbit (GEO) using the on-board propulsion system, and it may take a few days to reach its orbital slot after it is separated from the launcher.
6GSLV Mk-III is the fifth generation launch
vehicle developed by ISRO. The GSLV Mk-III vehicle is designed for space up to
4,000 kg in GTO. This is equivalent to 10 tonne Lo meaning orbit (LEO) or GSLV
Mk II's capacity.
The GSAT-29 launch
is the 67th mission from Sriharikota Island. This is the 23rd launch from the
second launch pad. Tuesday flight of GSLV Mk-III is the ISRO's fifth launch
mission in 2018.
0GSLV MkIII is a
three-phase heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. Two solid straps on
the vehicle as a first stage, a liquid propellant core as the second stage and a
cryogenic form in the third phase.
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