Preparations reviewed for GSLV-D5 launch on Jan 5

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Preparations reviewed for GSLV-D5 launch on Jan 5​

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the Mission Readiness Meet on Friday for the launch of the GSLV-D5 from Sriharikota, ISRO officialsinformed that the vehicle will be moved to thelaunch pad on Saturday for the launch set for Jan 5.

"The mission readiness meet went on well and the vehicle will move to the launch pad tomorrow for its launch on Jan 5," Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director S Ramakrishnan told TOI.

"This readiness for the successful launch of GSLV-D5 will prove effective for the next Mars Mission after two years, as the window for its launch comes once in two years," he said. Current Mars Mission through PSLV-C25 has a limited payload to carry five instruments, while the GSLV will have a heavier satellite payload, he said.

Earlier in Aug 19 this year, an anomaly in the second stage of liquid propellant of GSLV-D5 prompted ISRO to call off the launch. Now, it is all rectified and the third stage indigenous cryogenic engine too has been tested and is ready for GSLV-D5 launch, he said. A high-end version of the heavy cryogenic engine C-25 stage is being designed with 25 ton propellant loading and 20 tonnes of engine thrust for the GSLV MK-3 D-1 mission in early 2017, he said. The huge cryogenic engine is slated for completion and testing by 2015, he said.

The preparations regarding the readiness of the satellite launch vehicle for the mission has been reviewed and currently the launch of GSLV-D5 is set for Jan 5, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) director M Chandradathan told TOI.

More than 100 scientists from ISRO establishments including VSSC, LPSC and Isro Inertial Systems Unit are at Sriharikota for the GSLV-D5 launch.

Simultaneously, the preparations are on for two more PSLV launches slated in the first quarter of next year including India's Remote Sensing Satellite IRNSS-1B and French satellite Spot 7, PSLV project director P Kunhikrishnan said.

Preparations reviewed for GSLV-D5 launch on Jan 5 - The Times of India

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Best of Luck to ISRO.

A lot of our future plans depends upon GSLV success.

I wish , we will master it just like PSLV

 

[KRAIT]

Fingers crossed.

 

[trident2010]

All the best for the launch.

 

[kurup]

The success of GSLV MK2 is the most important factor for the future developments of ISRO .

Good luck to ISRO .

 

[npm]

Make us proud guys. Have been waiting for long for GSLV. Wishing you all the very best

- npm

 

[thesolar65]

Which is generally more costly, the Satellite or the Launch Vehicle?

 

[OrionHunter]

The problem is the Cryogenic engine program. There was, and probably is, a lack of technical expertise as we even failed to copy the Russian supplied cryo engines. We Indians are bad at reverse engineering unlike the Chinese who have this uncanny ability to copy anything!

Whatever, we hope this cryogenic engine fires on all cylinders this time!

 

[kurup]

Which is generally more costly, the Satellite or the Launch Vehicle?

It changes according to the satellite and launch vehicle .

PSLV - Rs.100 crore .

GSLV - Rs.175 crore .

GSAT-5P - Rs.150 crore .

GSAT-7 - Rs.185 crore .

 

[Indo-guy]

The problem is the Cryogenic engine program. There was, and probably is, a lack of technical expertise as we even failed to copy the Russian supplied cryo engines. We Indians are bad at reverse engineering unlike the Chinese who have this uncanny ability to copy anything!

Whatever, we hope this cryogenic engine fires on all cylinders this time!

Cryogenic engine is not some text-book that can be copied so easily...

There have been several facets why cryogenic engine development has got delayed !

anyway hopefully the success on upcoming launch will end all those stories , speculations ,flaws and will open a new chapter in India's space science ....

Best of Luck to ISRO.

A lot of our future plans depends upon GSLV success.

I wish , we will master it just like PSLV

mastering GSLV will take time ...!
but hopefully we have 'functional' GSLV soon ...

 

[nair]

All the best ISRO..... Make us proud this time.....

 

[shiv]

all the best guys ! make us proud !