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India put into orbit its most powerful rocket

Индия вывела на орбиту свою самую мощную ракетуThe new missile is able to bring up to 4 tons into geostationary orbit.

The largest rocket the Indian production with the largest in the history of the country a satellite launched from the spaceport at Sriharikota island in the Bay of Bengal. In case of successful test the rocket used to launch manned spacecraft.

The launch took place on 5 June with the launch pad at the Space center of Satish Dhawan. The rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) was developed over 15 years. It weighs 640 tons and the height exceeds 43 meters.

The satellite GSAT-19, GSLV-Mk III delivers into orbit, weighs over 3 tons – a record for the Indian space industry. The satellites with the weight sent to orbit, only the US, Russia, European space Agency, China and Japan.

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According to calculations, the new missile can bring up to 4 tons of cargo to the geostationary orbit and up to 10 tons in low earth. The head of the Indian space research organization, the ALUR Selin Kiran Kumar expressed hope that in case of success of the mission using GSLV-Mk III in the future it will be possible to send into space the Indian astronauts.

In addition to the new GSLV-Mk III, India has two rockets – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and GSLV-Mk II, capable of lifting into space 2.5 tons of cargo.

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