ISRO on Friday shared photo of GISAT-1 between two halves of GSLV-F10's payload fairing. GISAT-1 will be India's first agile Earth observation satellite operating from geostationary orbit. The launch is tentatively scheduled on March 05, 2020 from Sriharikota

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) will launch Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Shar, Sriharikota.

The launch is tentatively scheduled on March 05, 2020, subject to weather conditions.

GISAT-1 will be India's first agile Earth observation satellite operating from geostationary orbit.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared a photo of GISAT-1 between two halves of GSLV-F10's payload fairing.

ISRO on Twitter wrote, "This picture shows GISAT-1 between two halves of GSLV-F10's payload fairing."


GSLV-F10 SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH GISAT-1 ON MARCH 05, 2020

Weighing about 2,268 kg, GISAT-1 is the first state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite which will be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10.

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) will launch Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) | Photo from ISRO's website

Subsequently, the satellite will reach the final geostationary orbit using its onboard propulsion system.

A four-metre diameter ogive-shaped (head of a projectile or the nose cone of a rocket) payload fairing is being flown for the first time in this GSLV flight.

This is the fourteenth flight of the GSLV.

Operating from geostationary orbit, GISAT-1 will facilitate near real time observation of the Indian subcontinent, under cloud free condition, at frequent intervals.

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