The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its advanced meteorological satellite, INSAT-3DS, on Saturday. Serving as a successor to the Third Generation Meteorological Satellite, this mission, GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS, is fully financed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
INSAT-3DS is specifically designed for advanced meteorological observations, enhancing weather forecasting capabilities significantly.
With state-of-the-art payloads, such as a 6-channel Imager and 19-channel Sounder, INSAT-3DS facilitates high-quality meteorological data collection.
The 16th mission of GSLV is focused on deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). After a series of orbit-raising maneuvers, the satellite will be positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit.
