GSLV-Mk III

Currently, the LVM3 rocket has a capacity to carry four ton to geo transfer orbit and 10,000 ton low earth orbit

Currently, the LVM3 rocket has a capacity to carry four ton to geo transfer orbit and 10,000 ton low earth orbit

Last Sunday, the country's largest rocket placed 36 satellites in space. The successful launch of OneWeb India-1 mission was a big milestone for the country and the ISRO. Let us find out more about it

The "fat boy" of Indian rockets, weighs 640-tonne but its carrying capacity is far less

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) may have to wait till 2020 to hurl satellites for global customers on its most powerful rocket, as the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MK-3) needs to first fulfil local demand for heavy satellite launches.GSLVMk-3, which uses a homegrown cryogenic engine has to do at least two more launches before it is proven for commercial operations. After that, Isro will need to carry heavier communication satellites to meet the shortage of transponders for Indian customers.""It should take 3-4 years for us to get into the global market with GSLVMk3,"says Ajey Lele, senior fellow in the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and heads its centre on strategic technologies. "Like the way we have PSLV, until we do three to four successful launches in 4-6 tonne class of satellites, it will not attract global customers.Monday's launch demonstrated Isro's mastery of a cryogenic engine -after almost three decades of effort, which it ...

It is carrying GSAT-19, which can revolutionise communications and provide internet services

The mission's success will enable India to launch four-tonne satellites on its own rocket

The 25 and a half-hour countdown for GSAT-19 communication satellite began at 3.58 pm on Sunday