ISRO to launch GSLV-MarkIII on Dec 18

December 13, 2014 00:07

Indian Space agency ISRO would launch the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III(LVM3 X mission) on December 18 which would carry active solid boosters, liquid core stage and a passive cryo-stage.

Moving ahead with its launch of crew module recovery experiment, ISRO had earlier said it would launch the heaviest rocket GSLV-MarkIII sometime between December 15 and 20 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

"ISRO's LVM 3 X flight planned on December 18 will carry active Solid boosters, Liquid core stage and a passive Cryo stage," ISRO said in micro-blogging site Twitter. "#ISROLVM3 mission would validate its atmospheric ascent,esp. the aerodynamic & control features that cannot be decisively tested on ground," it said.

"#ISROLVM3 flight will carry the CARE (Crew-module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) Module, to be recovered from the Bay of Bengal," it said.

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