'INSAT-3DS' is a satellite created by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to deliver early weather and disaster warning data. It was launched by GSLV from Sriharikota's Satishthawan Space Research Center in the Andhra Pradesh region of Nellore. It will be launched at 5:30 p.m. on February 17, 2024, by ISRO on an F-14 rocket.
GSLV in this case. The satellite and rocket are prepared. At this point, the rocket's final 27½-hour countdown (15.02.2024) started at 2:05 p.m.
The F-14 rocket weather satellite is being carried by a 420-ton GSLV. The 51.7-meter-tall, three-stage rocket has a solid propellant motor in its first stage that can produce 139 tons of thrust. Forty tons of liquid propellant are used in each of the four propulsion stages.
A 40-ton thrust engine powers the rocket's second stage, and a cryogenic stage holding 15 tons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen powers its third stage. While refueling, ISRO experts are keeping a close eye on the rocket's and the satellite's performance.