ISRO Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) GSAT-19
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Status
Success
Date
5 JUN 2017
11:58
Launch Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Overview
GSAT-19 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite. With a mass of 3200 kg and expected operational lifetime of 15 years, this satellite will test several epxerimental technologies like electrical propulsion, deployable thermal radiatiors, indigenious Li-Ion batteries.
Rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
Height
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
629 T
Thrust
11,898 kN