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India launched a communication satellite using its most powerful rocket on Monday, improving its prospects of winning a bigger share of the more than $300 billion global space industry and its hopes of a manned mission.
The 13-story high rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk III, or "Fat Boy," lifted off from the Sriharikota space center in southern India at 5:28 p.m. in clear blue skies.
At 6,914 lbs. the GSAT-19 satellite is the heaviest India has attempted to put in orbit, the space agency said.
The United States, Russia, China, Japan, and European Space Agency have the capability to launch satellites weighing more than three tonnes.
The launch was a couple weeks ago now, but it's welcome news. Perhaps a second iteration of the Space Race would get humanity into the wider solar system to stay.
Also: GLSV Mark III rocket conducts 'all-up' launch with GSAT-19 satellite
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 29 2017, @05:00AM (3 children)
Good for India, competition will be good for the industry as a whole. I just hope the satellite never has to call home for tech support.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday June 29 2017, @06:48AM (2 children)
Not a problem, they'll be outsourcing that :)
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Thursday June 29 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)
You know those calls from India where someone claims to be from the "IT support department" and tells you that "Microsoft has detected a problem with your computer?" Well, they've actually made some arrests [bbc.co.uk] in the UK at last!
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:02PM
They were fun (stopped getting them when I gave up the landline) - if I had the time I'd just follow their directions, which didn't work as expected with Linux.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.