GSLV Mark III, Indias Largest Rocket, Launched Successfully SRIHARIKOTA: India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, the latest accomplishment of its ramped-up space programme. The rocket, designed to carry heavier communication and other satellites into higher orbit, blasted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The new rocket, weighing 630 tonnes and capable of carrying 4 tonnes, is a boost for Indias attempts to grab a greater slice of the $300-billion global space market. India, you have a new launch vehicle with you. We have made it again, ISRO mission director S Somnath said. The rocket - officially named the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III - was carrying an unmanned crew capsule which ISRO said successfully separated from the rocket and splashed down in the Bay of Bengal off Indias east coast 20 minutes after liftoff.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:29:26 +0000
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