Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) have cleared the 25 and half hr countdown of GSLV MkIII D1 / GSAT-19 mission for Sunday, June 04,2017 starting at 15:58 hr IST
And launch of GSLV MkIII D1 / GSAT-19 mission for Monday, June 05, 2017 at 17:28 ht IST
GSAT-19 satellite with a lift-off mass of 3136 kg, is the communication satellite of India, configured around the ISRO’s standard I-3K bus.
GSAT-19 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders. Besides, it carries a Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) payload to monitor and study the nature of charged particles and the influence of space radiation on satellites and their electronic components. GSAT-19 also features certain advanced spacecraft technologies including miniaturised heat pipe, fibre optic gyro, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometer, Ku-band TTC transponder, as well an indigenous Lithium-ion Battery.
GSLV Mk III-D1/GSAT-19 Mission is scheduled to be launched on June 05, 2017 at 17:28 Hrs (IST) from the Second Launch Pad at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota
