India’s heaviest rocket lifts off with GSAT-29

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India‘s heaviest rocket – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III)— carrying 3,423 kg communication satellite GSAT-29 blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport Wednesday evening. Precisely at 5.08 p.m. the GSLV-Mk III rocket on its second developmental flight began its ascent with a strong deep growl that reverberated like a thunder roll … Continue reading India’s heaviest rocket lifts off with GSAT-29