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GSAT-29
Why is it in news?
- ISRO is readying itself to put communication satellite GSAT-29 on its heavy-lift vehicle, the GSLV-MkIII.
GSAT-29 and GSLV Mk III
- GSAT-29 is configured around ISRO’s Enhanced I-3K Bus.
- It will be the payload for second developmental flight of GSLV-MkIII.
- It carries Ka x Ku multi-beam and optical communication payloads for the first time.
- The mission targets for Village Resource Centres (VRC) in rural areas to bridge the digital divide.
GSLV Mk III
- GSLV Mk III is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO.
- It is a three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons (S200), a liquid propellant core stage (L110) and a cryogenic stage (C25).
- GSLV-Mk III is capable launching 4 ton class of satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- GSLV Mk III is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is about twice the capability of GSLV Mk II.
Source
The Hindu