GSLV Mk III nicknamed 'Fatboy' +GSLV Mk III launch: 'Fat boy' to pave way for manned mission 01:14GSLV Mk III-D1 carrying communication satellite GSAT-19 +The nation is proud of this significant achievement #PresidentMukherjee — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 5, 2017first flight for CE-20 engine +The GSLV - MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission takes India closer to the next generation launch vehicle and satellite capability. "The three-stage vehicle was propelled by an indigenously designed and developed cryogenic engine -- CE-20 -- in its upper stage (C25 stage) before it ejected the satellite into its orbit. "Kunhikrishnan said integration for the next launch PSLV C38 is going on in the first launch pad simultaneously. The next GSLV Mk III will be integrated in the new vehicle assembly coming up which will be three times bigger," he said.The GSAT-19 carried transponders and a geostationary radiation spectrometer. The vehicle was carrying GSAT-4 satellite.The first successful flight of indigenously made cryogenic stage powered GSLV Mk II was on January 5, 2014 when it carried GSAT-14.

Source: Times of India June 05, 2017 12:16 UTC