India remains glued to the sky as ISRO's GSAT-6 flies off to space from Sriharikota
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 which carried India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-6.
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Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying GSAT-6, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. PTI
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series. It will provide communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users, ISRO said. PTI
The 29-hour countdown for this launch began at 11.52 am on Wednesday after the Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) cleared the starting of the countdown. PTI
ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar and other scientists during a press conference after successful launch of GSAT-6 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (ISRO) at Sriharikota. PTI