ISRO will launch a 4400 kg communication satellite on Sunday using the LVM3 rocket. This is the heaviest satellite to be launched from Indian soil into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Previously, ISRO sent a 3900 kg payload into GTO during the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

The GTO (29,970 km x 170 km) is an elliptical orbit. Once the rocket releases the satellite into this orbit, after 3-4 days, the satellite will fire its engine and make the orbit circular. This is called Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO). In this, the satellite can provide 24-hour coverage.

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5 big things related to the mission…

This is the fifth operational flight (LVM3-M5) of the LVM3 launch vehicle. Structural changes have been made to the vehicle so that it can carry more weight. Add

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