First manoeuvre to raise satellite’s orbit

The first manoeuvre to raise the orbit of INSAT-4C R was performed on Monday by firing the liquid apogee motor (LAM) on board the satellite for 27 minutes from 8.17 a.m. The command for firing the LAM was given from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka. More

(Source: Hindu - Sep 4)