President and PM Congrt. ISRO on historic launch of GSLV-Mk III

Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : President  Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the  ISRO on historic launch of GSLV-Mk III. President Mukherjee said nation is proud of this significant achievement.  Modi said The GSLV – MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission takes India closer to next generation launch vehicle and satellite capability.The nation is proud.
ISRO launches its most powerful rocket GSLV Mark III carrying GSAT-19 communication satellite from Sriharikota today .Launch of ISRO GSLV Mark III carrying GSAT-19 communication satellite was successful.
“I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire team which worked on this project” ISRO Chief Kiran Kumar said.
GSLV Mark III carrying GSAT-19 lifted off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5.28pm. Around 16 minutes after takeoff, the vehicle placed the satellite in the geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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. GSAT-19’s propulsion system will be later used for the satellite to reach its geostationary orbital home.