Orbit raising operation of GSAT-8 conducted successfully

The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre of GSAT-8 was successfully conducted on Sunday with the firing of the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board the satellite for 95 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from ISRO’s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka. The satellite was oriented suitably before the start of LAM operations prior to this critical manoeuvre, Bangalore- based Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. More

(Source: The Hindu - May 23)