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Q79) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-D6 was successfully launched from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Consider the following statements related to it.

1) GSLV-D6 inducted 2117 kg GSAT-6, an advanced communication satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

2) The satellite is intended to provide V-band communication services in the country

3) This is the third time the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) is being carried on-board during a GSLV flight

4) A Cryogenic rocket stage is less efficient as it provides less thrust for every kilogram of propellant it burns compared to solid and earth-storable liquid propellant rocket stages

5) The GSAT or Geosynchronous satellite is a constellation of communication satellites developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services.

Which of the statements given above are correct?


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Only 2,3,4

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Only 1,5

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Only 1,3,5

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All of the above

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The correct option is C

Only 1,3,5


Ans:79)(c)Expl: A Cryogenic rocket stage is more efficient and provides more thrust for every kilogram of propellant it burns compared to solid and earth-storable liquid propellant rocket stages.

The satellite is intended to provide S-band communication services in the country.

Key Features of GSLV-D6

  • It is the ninth flight of GSLV. It is also the fifth developmental flight of GSLV.
  • This is the third time the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) is being carried on-board during a GSLV flight. The flight is significant since it intends to continue the testing of CUS.
  • It is configured with all its three stages including the CUS similar to the ones successfully flown during the previous GSLV-D5 mission in January 2014. GSLV-D5 successfully placed GSAT-14 satellite carried on-board in the intended GTO very accurately.

Importance of Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS)

A Cryogenic rocket stage is more efficient and provides more thrust for every kilogram of propellant it burns compared to solid and earth-storable liquid propellant rocket stages.

The cryogenic stage is technically a very complex system compared to solid or earth-storable liquid propellant stages due to its use of propellants at extremely low temperatures and the associated thermal and structural challenges.

Oxygen liquifies at -183 C and Hydrogen at -253 C. The propellants, at these low temperatures, are to be pumped using turbo pumps running at around 40,000 rpm.

About GSAT System

  • The GSAT or Geosynchronous satellite is a constellation of communication satellites developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services.
  • Satellites are called GSAT because they function in a geosynchronous orbit around the Earth.
  • It is designed to inject 2 ton class of communication satellites into GTO.
  • The first satellite in the series GSAT-1 was launched in April 2001.

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