The propellant filling operations of L110 (Second Stage) of GSLV-Mk III-D1 were under progress in the morning. The mission is scheduled to be launched at 5.28 pm from the launchpad at Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh.
The rocket will deliver the 3,136-kg GSAT-19 communications satellite at an altitude of around 179 km after just over 16 minutes into its flight. The GSAT-19, which has a life span of 10 years, will be the heaviest satellite to be launched into orbit by an Indian rocket till date. The multi-beam satellite will carry Ka and Ku band forward and return link transponders and also geostationary radiation spectrometer.
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