Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D2
The second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D2, was successfully carried out on May 8, 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, SHAR, Sriharikota.
The Launch Vehicle is a 49 m tall three-stage vehicle weighing about 414 tonne at lift-off. The first stage comprises a solid propellant motor (S139) and four liquid propellant strap-on motors (L40H). S139 stage is 20.1 m long and 2.8 m in diameter and it carries 138 tonne of Hydroxyl Terminated Poly Butadiene (HTPB) based solid propellant. The stage develops about 4736 kilo Newton thrust and burns for 107 seconds.
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D2
The second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D2, was successfully carried out on May 8, 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, SHAR, Sriharikota.
The Launch Vehicle is a 49 m tall three-stage vehicle weighing about 414 tonne at lift-off. The first stage comprises a solid propellant motor (S139) and four liquid propellant strap-on motors (L40H). S139 stage is 20.1 m long and 2.8 m in diameter and it carries 138 tonne of Hydroxyl Terminated Poly Butadiene (HTPB) based solid propellant. The stage develops about 4736 kilo Newton thrust and burns for 107 seconds.