ISRO successfully launches its heaviest satellite GSAT-29 from Sriharikota

The Indian Space Research organisation today successfully launched GSAT-29 satellite from Sriharikota. This is India's heaviest satellite. It is boosted by two powerful strap-on solid rocket motors, the nearly 143-foot-tall (43.5-meter) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3 (GSLV Mk.3). GSAT-29 carries Ka and Ku band high throughput transponders intended to meet the communication requirements of users, including in the North East and in Jammu and Kashmir.