NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GSAT 29

Launch Time
Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:38 UTC

Rocket

LVM-3
Image Credit: ISRO
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $62.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 11,898 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 43.4 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.0 m

Mission Details

GSAT-29

GSAT-29 is configured around ISRO’s Enhanced I-3K Bus and was the payload for the second developmental flight of GSLV-MkIII. It carries Ka x Ku multi-beam and optical communication payloads for the first time. The mission targets Village Resource Centres (VRC) in rural areas to bridge the digital divide.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,423.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2018

91st orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

67th mission
5th mission of 2018
54th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission

LVM-3

3rd mission
1st mission of 2018
3rd successful mission