India Set for Unmanned Space Mission in December 2019
Nov. 15, 2018According to P. Kunhikrishnan, Director, UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), the Orbiter (equipment that orbits the moon), Lander (which is dropped on to the moon’s surface) and Rover (which motors on the moon’s surface to conduct experiments) to be carried by Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft are under various stages of development.
India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III) put communication satellite GSAT-29 into orbit on Wednesday.
The rocket will carry GSAT-29 weighing 3,423 kg (just over 3.4 tonnes) and sling it into Geo Transfer Orbit (GTO) just over 16 minutes into its flight. The satellite will then be lifted to the final Geo Stationary Orbit (GSO) at a height of 36,000 km from the earth.
With a design life of 10 years, the GSAT-29 satellite carries Ka/Ku-band high-throughput communication transponders intended to meet the communication requirements of users including those in remote areas.
With Inputs from IANS
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