Chennai: The Indian space agency yesterdaysuccessfully completed the first orbit raising operations of its communication satellite GSAT-14.
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first orbit raising operation of GSAT-14 was completed by firing the apogee motor for 3,134 seconds or 52 minutes.
The realised orbit is 8,966km perigee (nearest point from earth) and 35,744 km apogee (farthest point from the earth).
The cuboid shaped Rs.145 crore GSAT-14 is India’s 23rd geostationary satellites built by ISRO. It has a life span of 12 years.
IANS
