According to ISRO, the second stage/engine was fuelled up on Wednesday evening.
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Launch of GSLV F05 will be 10th flight of India’s GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle).
The satellite is expected to provide a variety of meteorological services to the country.
“GSLV-F05 is the flight in which the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) is being carried on-board for the fourth time during a GSLV flight”. After that, the rocket made eight flights over the past 14 years.
Before declaring Thursday’s launch, the indigenous engine had three development flights. Keeping a link to this reference, expectedly every bit will work in support of the launch just an hour after. GSLV-F05 is huge since it is the primary operational flight of GSLV conveying Cryogenic Upper Stage. Thursday will be the first operational flight. The launch’s sole mission will be to deliver the payload. This made the Boris Yeltsin government in Russian Federation to pressure Glavkosmos to call off its partnership immediately. The engine has been used for testing purposes earlier. Later came the indigenous engines that were built at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
With a weight of 2211 kilogram, the GSLV-F05 will put into orbit the INSAT 3DR satellite, which will be placed into a geo-transfer orbit.
The INSAT-3DR is a special satellite that has the imaging capabilities for night-time pictures. The satellite is an advanced technology commenced satellite on board with the GSLV-F05. Then the satellite will be taken to its chosen geosynchronous track using its own force systems. The atmospheric sounding system helped it map vertical changes of humidity, temperature and ozone content in Earth’s atmosphere. The GSLV class of satellites also includes EDUSAT, which is used for distance education and other academic purposes.
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The 3D will be operational until 2021, while the 3DR around 2024. The success of this GSLV is critical for ISRO as this will be the vehicle to launch the Chandrayaan-2 in 2017. “Some technical anomaly was found during the filling of fuel in the cryogenic engine”.
