Latest: INSAT-3DS Mission: All Four Planned Liquid Apogee Motor Firings Completed, Says ISRO
NEW DELHI: Days after the successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday that all four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings of the mission are completed. It further stated that the spacecraft is now in the geosynchronous orbit.
"INSAT-3DS update: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings are completed. The spacecraft is now in the geosynchronous orbit," ISRO posted on 'X,' formerly Twitter. It is expected to reach the In-Orbit Testing (IOT) location by February 28, the post added. On February 17, ISRO conducted the successful launch of INSAT-3DS aboard GSLV F14 at 5.35 pm from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
The satellite will study weather forecasts and natural disaster ...