India's heaviest rocket, the GSLV-MkIII-D2, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 5.08 pm on Wednesday. It carried the GSAT-29 communication satellite on board.

ISRO launches India's heaviest rocket, satellite on board will aid communications

ISRO's heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII-D2 Wednesday successfully injected into orbit the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-29 that is intended to meet the communication needs of people in remote areas in the North East and Jammu and Kashmir.

Everything you need to know about ISRO's heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII-D2

GSLV-MkIII rocket, which was successfully launched by ISRO from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday evening will pave the way for producing very advanced satellite in future for ISRO, said ISRO Chairman K Sivan.

ISRO Chairman K Sivan on why latest mission is crucial

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ISRO launches India's heaviest rocket, satellite on board will aid communications

Everything you need to know about ISRO's heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII-D2

ISRO Chairman K Sivan on why latest mission is crucial