ISRO commences 29hr-countdown for GSLV-F05 launch

September 07, 2016 14:10

The 29-hour countdown for the launch of ISRO's advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR on-board GSLV-F05 commenced at 11.10 hours today, the space agency said.

Earlier, the Mission Readiness Review committee and Launch Authorisation Board cleared the countdown.

"The 29 hr countdown operation of GSLV-F05/INSAT-3DR Mission has started at 11.10 hrs on September 7," ISRO said.

The lift-off is scheduled to take place from the second launch pad at the spaceport of Sriharikota, about 110 km from here, ISRO said, adding, tomorrow's launch is an advanced weather satellite that would provide a variety of "meteorological services to the country."

GSLV-F05 is the flight in which the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage will be carried on-board for the fourth time during a GSLV flight.

GSLV-F05 is significant since it is the first operational flight of GSLV carrying Cryogenic Upper Stage.

Earlier with similar configurations, GSLV flight successfully launched D5 and D6 missions in January 2014 and August 2015, putting GSAT-14 and GSAT-6 satellites in the intended GTOs 'very accurately'.

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