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ISRO GSLV Mk III-D2 / GSAT-29 Mission: November 14, 2018

Nov 16, 2018:
The 2nd orbit raising operation of GSAT29 has been carried out today by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor engine at 10:27 (IST), for a duration of 4988 secs. The satellite will be home in its intended orbit with one more firing tomorrow.
 
Nov 16, 2018
GSLV Mk III-D2/GSAT-29 Mission: The second orbit raising operation of GSAT-29 satellite has been successfully carried out today (November 16, 2018) by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine of the satellite at 1027 Hrs IST for a duration of 4988 sec.

The Orbital parameters after this Apogee Motor firing are:
  • Apogee x Perigee: 35,837 km x 32,825 km
  • Inclination: 0.31 deg
  • Orbital period: 22.7 hours
 
ISRO has come a long way, from a bicycle to a heavy duty truck.
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Proud of you ISRO.
 
Nov 17, 2018:
Final orbit raising operation of GSAT29 has been successfully carried out today by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor engine for 207 secs. The satellite is in its final Geo Stationary orbit now. Both solar arrays & reflectors have deployed.
 
Nov 17, 2018
The third and final orbit raising operation of GSAT-29 satellite has been successfully carried out today (November 17, 2018) by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine of the satellite at 0957 Hrs IST for a duration of 207 sec.
The satellite is in its final Geo Stationary orbit. Three axis stabilization maneuvers of satellite are in progress. Both solar arrays and reflectors of GSAT-29 have deployed successfully.
 
Most people do not know this, but ISRO operates directly under the Prime Ministers Office.

And under Modi, ISRO has been not only given a free hand but has been driven to become more and more ambitious. :tup:
 

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