{"id":37010,"date":"2018-11-15T20:16:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T14:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=37010"},"modified":"2018-11-16T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:42:34","slug":"gsat-29-has-a-perfect-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gsat-29-has-a-perfect-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"GSAT-29 has a perfect launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/isro-successfully-launches-communication-satellite-gsat-29\/article25495661.ece\">GSAT-29 has a perfect launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Indian Space Research Organisation recently successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29, which was put in its orbit by India\u2019s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The launch was a key test to the GSLV Mk III as it carried the GSAT-29 weighing 3,423 kg and placed it into Geo Transfer Orbit (GTO) just over 16 minutes into its flight.<\/li>\n<li>Along for the ride were also a few <strong>additional payloads <\/strong>\u2014 an experimental Q and V band communication satellite, a device for optical communication and a high-resolution camera as part of a demonstration for use in future ISRO space missions.<\/li>\n<li>The first operational mission of this vehicle (GSLV-MkIII) is going to be the Chandrayaan-II mission in January, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>About GSAT-29: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The satellite, called GSAT-29, is a communications satellite with two separate payloads designed to improve telecommunication and internet services under the \u2018Digital India\u2019 program.<\/li>\n<li>The communication satellite, \u201cis a multiband, multi-beam communication satellite, intended to serve as test bed for new and critical technologies,\u201d according to ISRO.<\/li>\n<li>The Ku-band and Ka-band payloads are expected to cater to communication requirements for people in remote areas in the country, especially Jammu and Kashmir, and the North-East.<\/li>\n<li>The satellite will be placed in a geo-stationary orbit at its intended location after three orbit raising manoeuvres over the next few days.<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mission.jpg?resize=601%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mission.jpg?w=601&amp;ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mission.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mission.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSAT-29 has a perfect launch News: The Indian Space Research Organisation recently successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29, which was put in its orbit by India\u2019s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III). Important Facts: The launch was a key test to the GSLV Mk III as it carried the GSAT-29 weighing 3,423&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gsat-29-has-a-perfect-launch\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GSAT-29 has a perfect launch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[705,217,704,706,707,242],"class_list":["post-37010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-test-1","tag-geosynchronous-satellite-launch-vehicle","tag-gs-3","tag-gsat-29","tag-gslv-mk-iii","tag-ku-band-and-ka-band-payloads","tag-science-and-technology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37010\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}