India's Communication Satellite Gsat-24 All Set For Launch On Ariane-5 Rocket Tomorrow
C hennai: GSAT-24 , the 4,180 kg India's 24-Ku band communication satellite, will be launched by European Space Agency's (ESA) Arian Rocket from Kourou in French Guiana tomorrow. The satellite, with pan India coverage for meeting DTH application needs, will be launched along with a Malaysian communication satellite MEASAT-3d by Ariane-V VA257 flight tomorrow morning, ESA's Arianespace said. Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 with the first Ariane-5 of the year will place its satellite passengers into Geostationary Transfer Orbit.…
India's GSLV Mk-III Rocket To Launch Oneweb Satellites In Oct'22 And Jan'23: ISRO Chairman
India's heaviest rocket, the GSLV MK-III, will henceforth be used to perform commercial launches, with two such launches being planned in October this year and January next year, ISRO Chairman, Dr S Somanath said. This comes as a welcome development as India has been primarily using its workhorse PSLV rocket to orbit customer satellites. He mentioned that UK-based OneWeb had signed up as a customer for both these launches. This comes as a welcome development as it would be the maiden launch of the GSLV MK-III for a commercial mission. Nota…
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