ISRO's new launch: What will 'Naughty Boy' rocket do?

S Venkateshwari
ISRO's new launch: What will  'Naughty Boy' rocket do? 


India will now be able to identify the deteriorating weather patterns with greater ease. On Saturday, february 17, the indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its weather satellite. The space agency intends to employ a rocket known as "Naughty Boy" for this purpose. 'Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle' (GSLV) is the name given to this rocket.

Via the GSLV rocket, ISRO's metrological satellite INSAT-3DS will be launched. This space-based satellite will not only monitor the weather but will also promptly disseminate information about impending disasters. Please provide us with the answers to all pertinent questions on this new isro launch.

At 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, february 17, the GSLV-F14 rocket will be launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh's satish dhawan Space Center. isro has made the launch available on its social media accounts, including data-facebook and YouTube. In addition, Doordarshan will also broadcast the launch.

This is the 10th flight with the homegrown cryogenic engine and the 16th mission of the GSLV rocket, according to ISRO. The GSLV rocket is known as "Naughty Boy" due to its 40% failure rate. Four of the fifteen launches this rocket has been used for have failed.

The Launch Vehicle Mark-III rocket, popularly referred to as the Baahubali rocket, is the larger sibling of the GSLV and has launched seven successful flights. The PSLV rocket has a 95% success rate as well. Thus, it is crucial that the GSLV rocket launch succeed.

The GSLV rocket also depends heavily on the space agency's mission being successful. This is because the GSLV rocket will be used to launch NISAR, a satellite designed to gather data about Earth, this year. NASA, the US space agency, and isro are working together to prepare this spacecraft. GSLV, also dubbed "Naughty Boy," is a three-stage rocket that rises to a height of 51.7 meters. A payload of 420 tons may be launched into orbit using this rocket. isro intends to retire the rocket's cryogenic engine, which is manufactured in india, after a few more missions.

A satellite called INSAT-3DS is being launched by isro to deliver meteorological data from orbit. The INSAT-3D (launched in 2013) and INSAT-3DR (launched in september 2016) satellites will be replaced by the INSAT-3DS satellite.





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