Gslv d5 isro

Can you provide me the details of the GeoSynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or GSLV D5 launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

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GeoSynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or GSLV is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

It was developed to enable India to launch its satellites without dependence on foreign rockets and providers.

GSLV has been used in nine launches to date, since its first launch in 2001 through to its most recent launch on August 27, 2015 of the GSAT-6.

GSLV D5 ISRO

GSLV-D5 is the eighth flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It is also the fourth developmental flight of GSLV.

GSLV-D5 vehicle is configured with its first and second stages similar to the ones flown during earlier GSLV missions.

The third stage is the Indigenous Cryogenic Stage. The metallic payload fairing with a diameter of 3.4 metre is adopted for GSLV-D5.

S-band telemetry and C-band transponders enable GSLV-D5 performance monitoring, tracking, range safety / flight safety and Preliminary Orbit Determination (POD).

GSLV-D5 was launched from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota on January 05, 2014.

GSLV-D5 Stages at a glance

Parameter First Stage Second Stage Third Stage
Strap-Ons Core Stage
4 L40 H S139

Length (m) 19.7 20.1 11.6 8.7

Diameter (m) 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.8

Propellants UH25 & N2O4 HTPB UH25 & N2O4 LH2 & LOX

Propellant mass (T) 4 X 42.6 138.2 39.5 12.8

Max. Thrust (kN) 680 4800 720 75

Duration (sec) 148 100 150 720

GSLV D5 ISRO