Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota will host the launch of a meteorological satellite by ISRO onto a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) into space. This “naughty boy” rocket will be used by the agency to launch the satellite. On Saturday at 5:35 p.m., the GSLV-F14 is scheduled to launch, according to the ISRO. This will be the rocket’s 16th voyage overall and its 10th flight with the homegrown cryogenic engine.
INSAT 3DS is to be launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The mission’s goal is to observe the surface of the planet, conduct oceanic research, and study the environment in a variety of spectral channels that are important for meteorology. “The 27-hour countdown to the launch of ISRO’s GSLV F14 mission has gone without a hitch.