As per the schedule, the GSLV-F05 rocket will lift off from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 4.10 p.m. on Thursday. The 29-hour countdown for the launch of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSLV-F05 rocket, carrying the INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite, is scheduled to commence at 11.10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. According to the national space agency, the Mission Readiness Review Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board have cleared the countdown. Liftoff on ThursdayAs per the schedule, the GSLV-F05 rocket will lift off from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 4.10 p.m. on Thursday. The rocket, with the indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage as its fourth stage, would place the satellite, weighing 2,211-kg in the Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Source: The Hindu September 06, 2016 20:03 UTC