India’s Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3d Successfully Launched
India’s Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3d Successfully Launched India’s Weather Satellite INSAT-3D, carrying advanced weather monitoring payloads, was today launched successfully by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from Kourou , French Guiana. According to a Press Release issued by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ,after a smooth countdown lasting 11 hours and 30 minutes, the Ariane-5 launchvehicle lifted off right on schedule at the opening of the launch windowat 01:24 hours IST today. After a flight of 32 minutes and 48 seconds ,INSAT -3D was placed in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO),very close to the intended one. The orbital parameters of INSAT-3D, as recorded, are : Parameter ...