In pics: A busy year for ISRO with several rocket launches

<p>India's heaviest satellite — the GSAT-11, weighing 5,854 kilograms — was launched early Wednesday morning from French Guiana by an Arianespace rocket.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) said the GSAT-11 will help boost broadband services in the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ISRO added that the satellite has a mission life of about 15 years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Soon after the &nbsp;launch, ISRO Chairman K Sivan described the GSAT-11 as the country's "richest space asset".&nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to the space agency, the GSAT-11 will provide high data connectivity to users across India, broadband connectivity to gram panchayats under the BharatNet project, and support high data rate applications for enterprise network and consumer broadband applications.</p>

<p>The GSAT-11 was on Wednesday put in orbit after an approximately 33-minute flight. News reports said the flight had been flawless.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Post-separation, ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan, Karnataka took over command and control of the GSAT-11 and found its health parameters normal, the space agency said in a statement.</p>

<p>The satellite was initially placed in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and will be raised to Geostationary Orbit — 36,000 km above the equator — through phase-wise, orbit-raising manoeuvres in the days ahead using its on-board propulsion systems.</p>

<p>The GSAT-11 will be positioned at 74-degree east longitude in geostationary orbit, ISRO said, adding that the satellite's two solar arrays and four antenna reflectors will be deployed in orbit subsequently.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The satellite will become operational after successful completion of all in-orbit tests.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from PTI)</em></p>


India's heaviest satellite — the GSAT-11, weighing 5,854 kilograms — was launched early Wednesday morning from French Guiana by an Arianespace rocket. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) said the GSAT-11 will help boost broadband services in the country.

India's heaviest satellite — the GSAT-11, weighing 5,854 kilograms — was launched early Wednesday morning from French Guiana by an Arianespace rocket. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) said the GSAT-11 will help boost broadband services in the country. ISRO added that the satellite has a mission life of about 15 years. Soon after the launch, ISRO Chairman K Sivan described the GSAT-11 as the country's "richest space asset". Update #4#ISROMissions Here's the video of #Ariane5 VA-246 lift off from Kourou Launch Base early today morning carrying India's #GSAT11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled. Video: @Arianespace pic.twitter.com/h0gjApbHHd — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × Update #5#ISROMissions Here's the really massive fellow #GSAT11 all set to undertake communication duties for India. Scientists will now do phase-wise orbit-raising manoeuvres to place satellite in Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above equator) using onboard propulsion systems. pic.twitter.com/BxsGmwYNhY — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × Update #6#ISROMissions Here's all you wanted to know about today's successful #GSAT11 mission. pic.twitter.com/oq6TglDkmk — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × According to the space agency, the GSAT-11 will provide high data connectivity to users across India, broadband connectivity to gram panchayats under the BharatNet project, and support high data rate applications for enterprise network and consumer broadband applications. The GSAT-11 was on Wednesday put in orbit after an approximately 33-minute flight. News reports said the flight had been flawless. Post-separation, ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan, Karnataka took over command and control of the GSAT-11 and found its health parameters normal, the space agency said in a statement. The satellite was initially placed in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and will be raised to Geostationary Orbit — 36,000 km above the equator — through phase-wise, orbit-raising manoeuvres in the days ahead using its on-board propulsion systems. The GSAT-11 will be positioned at 74-degree east longitude in geostationary orbit, ISRO said, adding that the satellite's two solar arrays and four antenna reflectors will be deployed in orbit subsequently. The satellite will become operational after successful completion of all in-orbit tests. (With inputs from PTI)

The GSAT-11: All you need to know about India's 'richest space asset'

<p>India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would boost broadband services in the country, was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/isro-plans-big-for-2019-chandrayaan-2-human-spacelift-programme-among-19-missions-to-launch-by-march-162070">the Indian Space Research Organisation</a> (ISRO) said.</p>

<p>Blasting off from the Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou, a French territory located along the northeastern coast of South America at 02:07 am (IST), the Ariane-5 vehicle injected GSAT-11 into the orbit in a flawless flight lasting about 33 minutes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"ISRO's heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours today," the Indian space agency said.</p>

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<p>After a 30-minute flight, GSAT-11 separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The achieved orbit was very close to the intended one, it said.</p>

<p>".....The heaviest, largest and most powerful satellite ever built by India is successfully launched by Ariane-5 today," ISRO Chairman K Sivan said soon after the launch, describing the GSAT-11 as the "richest space asset" for India.</p>

<p>Weighing about 5,854 kg, the GSAT-11 is the "heaviest" satellite built by ISRO.</p>

<p>It is a next generation "high throughput" communication satellite configured around ISRO's I-6K Bus, and has a designed lifetime of more than 15 years.</p>

<p>Post-separation, ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan, in Karnataka, took over the command and control of GSAT-11 and found its health parameters normal, the space agency said in a statement.</p>

<p>The satellite is initially placed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and will be raised to the Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above the equator) through phase-wise orbit-raising manoeuvres in the days ahead, using its on-board propulsion systems.</p>

<p>GSAT-11 will be positioned at 74-degree east longitude in the geostationary orbit, ISRO said, adding that subsequently, the two solar arrays and four antenna reflectors of the satellite will be deployed in orbit. The satellite will be operational after the successful completion of all in-orbit tests.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to ISRO, GSAT-11 will provide high data rate connectivity to users of Indian mainland and islands through 32 user beams in Ku-band and 8 hub beams in Ka-band.<br />
Calling the satellite a fore-runner in a series of advanced communications satellites with multi-spot beam antenna coverage over Indian mainland and islands, it said GSAT-11 will play a vital role in providing broadband services across the country and also be a platform to demonstrate new generation applications.</p>

<p>Stating that GSAT-11 is going to be the "richest space asset" for India, Sivan said ".....It is going to provide something like 16 GBPS data link services to the country." It is the third in a series of four satellites aimed at achieving the government's ambitious target to provide high data connectivity of 100 GBPS in the country under the Digital India Mission, he added.</p>

<p>According to the space agency, GSAT-11 would provide high data connectivity to users across India, broadband connectivity to gram panchayats under the BharathNet project and support high data rate applications for enterprise network and consumer broadband applications.</p>

<p>GSAT-11 was initially planned for launch on May 25, but was rescheduled with the ISRO, citing the need for additional technical checks, recalling it for tests.&nbsp;<br />
Sivan thanked Arianespace for making it possible for the ISRO to achieve the launch this year itself.</p>

<p>The Ariane-5 vehicle (Flight VA246) also carried GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), along with GSAT-11.</p>

<p>The 3,507.20 kg GEO-KOMPSAT-2A is designed to conduct meteorological and space weather monitoring missions.</p>

<p>Since the launch of India's APPLE experimental satellite on Ariane Flight L03 in 1981, it has orbited 22 satellites under contracts with the Indian space agency, Arianespace said, adding that two more satellites, GSAT-31 and GSAT-30, were in the order book.&nbsp;</p>


India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would boost broadband services in the country, was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would boost broadband services in the country, was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Blasting off from the Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou, a French territory located along the northeastern coast of South America at 02:07 am (IST), the Ariane-5 vehicle injected GSAT-11 into the orbit in a flawless flight lasting about 33 minutes. "ISRO's heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours today," the Indian space agency said. Update #4#ISROMissions Here's the video of #Ariane5 VA-246 lift off from Kourou Launch Base early today morning carrying India's #GSAT11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled. Video: @Arianespace pic.twitter.com/h0gjApbHHd — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × Update #5#ISROMissions Here's the really massive fellow #GSAT11 all set to undertake communication duties for India. Scientists will now do phase-wise orbit-raising manoeuvres to place satellite in Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above equator) using onboard propulsion systems. pic.twitter.com/BxsGmwYNhY — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × Update #6#ISROMissions Here's all you wanted to know about today's successful #GSAT11 mission. pic.twitter.com/oq6TglDkmk — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 × After a 30-minute flight, GSAT-11 separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The achieved orbit was very close to the intended one, it said. ".....The heaviest, largest and most powerful satellite ever built by India is successfully launched by Ariane-5 today," ISRO Chairman K Sivan said soon after the launch, describing the GSAT-11 as the "richest space asset" for India. Weighing about 5,854 kg, the GSAT-11 is the "heaviest" satellite built by ISRO. It is a next generation "high throughput" communication satellite configured around ISRO's I-6K Bus, and has a designed lifetime of more than 15 years. Post-separation, ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan, in Karnataka, took over the command and control of GSAT-11 and found its health parameters normal, the space agency said in a statement. The satellite is initially placed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and will be raised to the Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above the equator) through phase-wise orbit-raising manoeuvres in the days ahead, using its on-board propulsion systems. GSAT-11 will be positioned at 74-degree east longitude in the geostationary orbit, ISRO said, adding that subsequently, the two solar arrays and four antenna reflectors of the satellite will be deployed in orbit. The satellite will be operational after the successful completion of all in-orbit tests. According to ISRO, GSAT-11 will provide high data rate connectivity to users of Indian mainland and islands through 32 user beams in Ku-band and 8 hub beams in Ka-band. Calling the satellite a fore-runner in a series of advanced communications satellites with multi-spot beam antenna coverage over Indian mainland and islands, it said GSAT-11 will play a vital role in providing broadband services across the country and also be a platform to demonstrate new generation applications. Stating that GSAT-11 is going to be the "richest space asset" for India, Sivan said ".....It is going to provide something like 16 GBPS data link services to the country." It is the third in a series of four satellites aimed at achieving the government's ambitious target to provide high data connectivity of 100 GBPS in the country under the Digital India Mission, he added. According to the space agency, GSAT-11 would provide high data connectivity to users across India, broadband connectivity to gram panchayats under the BharathNet project and support high data rate applications for enterprise network and consumer broadband applications. GSAT-11 was initially planned for launch on May 25, but was rescheduled with the ISRO, citing the need for additional technical checks, recalling it for tests. Sivan thanked Arianespace for making it possible for the ISRO to achieve the launch this year itself. The Ariane-5 vehicle (Flight VA246) also carried GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), along with GSAT-11. The 3,507.20 kg GEO-KOMPSAT-2A is designed to conduct meteorological and space weather monitoring missions. Since the launch of India's APPLE experimental satellite on Ariane Flight L03 in 1981, it has orbited 22 satellites under contracts with the Indian space agency, Arianespace said, adding that two more satellites, GSAT-31 and GSAT-30, were in the order book.

ISRO's heaviest satellite launched; the GSAT-11 will boost broadband services in the country

<p>Countdown began Tuesday for the launch of India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would Boost broadband services, from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday.</p>

<p>The countdown started at 1.14 pm IST and the launch is scheduled for 2.07 AM IST Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.</p>

<p>Arianespace's launch vehicle Ariane-5 will carry the satellite. According to the European space transporter, the launch window is between 2.07 am and 3.23 am IST.</p>

<p>"The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's 10th mission of 2018 is now in the launch zone at French Guiana, positioning it for liftoff tomorrow with two international satellite payloads: India's GSAT-11 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for Korea," Arianespace said on its website.</p>

<p>Riding in the upper payload position for the 33-minute mission to geostationary transfer orbit is GSAT-11, it said.</p>

<p>Weighing about 5,854 kg, GSAT-11 is the "heaviest" satellite built by ISRO.</p>

<p>GSAT-11 is the next generation "high throughput" communication satellite configured around ISRO's I-6K Bus, and its designed lifetime is more than 15 years.</p>

<p>The satellite will be initially placed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and later raised to Geostationary Orbit by firing the on-board Liquid Apogee Motor.</p>

<p>GSAT-11 will be located at 74 East and is the fore-runner in a series of advanced communications satellites with multi-spot beam antenna coverage over Indian mainland and islands, the ISRO said.</p>

<p>It was initially planned for launch on May 25 but was rescheduled with the ISRO citing the need for additional technical checks.</p>

<p>The satellite will play a vital role in providing broadband services across the country and also be a platform to demonstrate new generation applications, ISRO said.</p>

<p>Since the launch of India's APPLE experimental satellite on Ariane Flight L03 in 1981, Arianespace has orbited 21 satellites under contracts with it, the ISRO said adding two more satellites, GSAT-31 and GSAT-30, were in the order book.</p>


Countdown began Tuesday for the launch of India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would Boost broadband services, from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday.

Countdown began Tuesday for the launch of India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11, that would Boost broadband services, from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday. The countdown started at 1.14 pm IST and the launch is scheduled for 2.07 AM IST Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Arianespace's launch vehicle Ariane-5 will carry the satellite. According to the European space transporter, the launch window is between 2.07 am and 3.23 am IST. "The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's 10th mission of 2018 is now in the launch zone at French Guiana, positioning it for liftoff tomorrow with two international satellite payloads: India's GSAT-11 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for Korea," Arianespace said on its website. Riding in the upper payload position for the 33-minute mission to geostationary transfer orbit is GSAT-11, it said. Weighing about 5,854 kg, GSAT-11 is the "heaviest" satellite built by ISRO. GSAT-11 is the next generation "high throughput" communication satellite configured around ISRO's I-6K Bus, and its designed lifetime is more than 15 years. The satellite will be initially placed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and later raised to Geostationary Orbit by firing the on-board Liquid Apogee Motor. GSAT-11 will be located at 74 East and is the fore-runner in a series of advanced communications satellites with multi-spot beam antenna coverage over Indian mainland and islands, the ISRO said. It was initially planned for launch on May 25 but was rescheduled with the ISRO citing the need for additional technical checks. The satellite will play a vital role in providing broadband services across the country and also be a platform to demonstrate new generation applications, ISRO said. Since the launch of India's APPLE experimental satellite on Ariane Flight L03 in 1981, Arianespace has orbited 21 satellites under contracts with it, the ISRO said adding two more satellites, GSAT-31 and GSAT-30, were in the order book.

Countdown begins for launch of India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11 from French Guiana

<p>India has recalled GSAT-11 to conduct further tests on the satellite. According to reports, the satellite's launch date has been rescheduled from previously scheduled May 25.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Touted as Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) “heaviest communication satellite”, the GSAT-11 has been recalled from Arianespace’s spaceport, French Guiana to conduct more tests and a new launch date will be decided shortly after all tests are done.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to reports, the 5.7-tonne satellite is not being recalled due to any technical fault or glitch.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Indian space research agency has been tightening its precautionary measures for satellite launches after the recent episode of losing communication link with the newly launched GSAT-6A satellite.</p>


The 5.7-tonne satellite is not being recalled due to any technical fault or glitch

India has recalled GSAT-11 to conduct further tests on the satellite. According to reports, the satellite's launch date has been rescheduled from previously scheduled May 25. Touted as Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) “heaviest communication satellite”, the GSAT-11 has been recalled from Arianespace’s spaceport, French Guiana to conduct more tests and a new launch date will be decided shortly after all tests are done. GSAT-11 Launch Rescheduledhttps://t.co/WABrd7oJxxhttps://t.co/8RuXZODdRE — ISRO (@isro) April 25, 2018 × According to reports, the 5.7-tonne satellite is not being recalled due to any technical fault or glitch. The Indian space research agency has been tightening its precautionary measures for satellite launches after the recent episode of losing communication link with the newly launched GSAT-6A satellite.

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