The first orbit raising operation of GSat-14 was successfully completed on Monday an Isro statement said.
The manoeuvre involved firing the spacecraft’s apogee motor for 3,134 seconds around 8 am, the statement said.
Following this, the spacecraft’s nearest point to earth, the perigee, is 8,966 km; the furthest, or apogee, is 35,744 km. The spacecraft is being monitored by Isro’s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka.
The GSat-14 communication satellite was carried by the GSLV in a flawless and spectacular launch on Sunday.
The second manoeuvre is scheduled for Tuesday and the third for Thursday.
The manoeuvre involved firing the spacecraft’s apogee motor for 3,134 seconds around 8 am, the statement said.
Following this, the spacecraft’s nearest point to earth, the perigee, is 8,966 km; the furthest, or apogee, is 35,744 km. The spacecraft is being monitored by Isro’s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka.
The GSat-14 communication satellite was carried by the GSLV in a flawless and spectacular launch on Sunday.
The second manoeuvre is scheduled for Tuesday and the third for Thursday.
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