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GSLV MKIII-D1, India's heaviest rocket: The Bahubali connection
Names such as Bahubali and obedient boy were given to the rocket.
On Monday ISRO launched India's heaviest rocket GSLV MKIII-D1. Scientists at ISRO were jubilant after the launch and brought in the Bahubali connect. Names such as Bahubali and obedient boy were given to the rocket.
The rocket came in for wholesome praise after its significant success in launching the country's heaviest satellite till date -- GSAT-19 on its first developmental flight.
"Proud to say ISRO has given birth to a Bahubali," said Tapan Misra, director of Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as chuckles broke out at the mission control centre here.
P
V
Venkita
Krishnan,
director
of
ISRO
propulsion
complex,
described
the
launch
vehicle
as
a
"game-changer"
and
said
it
had
made
"quantum
leaps
in
terms
of
hardware".
There
were
more
of
"swadeshi
components"
and
"minimal"
hardware
from
outside,
he
said.
"It has been written that this rocket is monstrous. But it really is a giant vehicle, in terms of capacity and payload capability," he said.
Another senior scientist, involved in the development of cryogenic stage, called the launch vehicle "smart and most obedient boy".
"This smart and most obedient boy of ISRO. It's a technological marvel and a masterpiece which has added almost 56 percent of incremental velocity and placed the satellite in the GTO (geosynchronous transfer orbit) by giving a total incremental velocity of 37,000 kmph," he said.
With today's success, India has "mastered" the complex and high performance cryogenic technology and joined an elite group of a few countries that possess this technology, he added.
K Sivan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, said today's successful launch marked the commencement of two major technologies.
"One is indigenous 100 percent desi heavylift launch vehicle which is capable of lifting twice the capability of (existing) ISRO vehicles.
"Second is advanced high turnout satellite which presents higher data rate. These two technologies in the days to come are going to create revolution in the application of space technology for common man in a cost effective and more efficient way," he said.
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