<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>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will on Monday launch GSLV-Mark III, a heavy lift rocket capable of carrying humans, into geo synchronous orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 5 pm.</p>

<p>The rocket is carrying 3,136-kilogram weighed GSAT-19 communication satellite and will place it a distance of 36,000 km from earth.</p>

<p>The rocket was developed for 15 years at a cost of around Rs 300 crore.</p>

<p>Dubbed by the scientists as the &quot;Monster Rocket&quot;, it has the capability to launch satellites as heavy as 4 tonnes, i.e. 4000 kilogrammes.</p>

<p>Currently, India has to take the help of foreign countries if it wants to launch communication satellites beyond 2.3 tonnes.</p>

<p>With this India will be in the elite club of launching a heavy satellite. So far, the United States, Russia, Europe, China and Japan have achieved this feat.</p>

<p>The rocket is powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine that uses liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as propellants.</p>

<p>The flight&#39;s launch is expected to boost India&#39;s assertions of putting humans into space.</p>

<p>Reportedly, the ISRO has asked Rs&nbsp;12,500 crore from the Centre for its mission to place humans in space. If approved, the work is expected to take roughly seven years.</p>

<p>The premiere space agency has already developed critical technologies for a human space mission. The space suit is ready and a crew module was tested in 2014.</p>

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The Indian Space Research Organisation will today launch GSLV-Mark III, a heavy lift rocket capable of carrying humans

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will on Monday launch GSLV-Mark III, a heavy lift rocket capable of carrying humans, into geo synchronous orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 5 pm. The rocket is carrying 3,136-kilogram weighed GSAT-19 communication satellite and will place it a distance of 36,000 km from earth. The rocket was developed for 15 years at a cost of around Rs 300 crore. Dubbed by the scientists as the "Monster Rocket", it has the capability to launch satellites as heavy as 4 tonnes, i.e. 4000 kilogrammes. Currently, India has to take the help of foreign countries if it wants to launch communication satellites beyond 2.3 tonnes. With this India will be in the elite club of launching a heavy satellite. So far, the United States, Russia, Europe, China and Japan have achieved this feat. The rocket is powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine that uses liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as propellants. The flight's launch is expected to boost India's assertions of putting humans into space. Reportedly, the ISRO has asked Rs 12,500 crore from the Centre for its mission to place humans in space. If approved, the work is expected to take roughly seven years. The premiere space agency has already developed critical technologies for a human space mission. The space suit is ready and a crew module was tested in 2014. (ANI)

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