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India Surges in Space Race as its Most Powerful Rocket Launches Satellite Into Orbit

posted by mrpg on Thursday June 29 2017, @04:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the think-of-the-debris dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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

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  • (Score: 2) by moondrake on Thursday June 29 2017, @08:04AM (6 children)

    by moondrake (2658) on Thursday June 29 2017, @08:04AM (#532858)

    $units
    Currency exchange rates from www.timegenie.com on 2016-06-21
    2926 units, 109 prefixes, 88 nonlinear units

    You have: 6914 lbs
    You want: tons
                    * 3.457
                    / 0.28926815

    Are there different kind of tons?

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday June 29 2017, @09:27AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday June 29 2017, @09:27AM (#532877) Journal

    Actually there is. It's a total mess. Better to use kg.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by c0lo on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:16AM (4 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:16AM (#532890) Journal

    Are there different kind of tons?

    There are indeed:
    - 1 tonne = 1 metric ton = 1000kg
    - 1 short ton = 1 US ton = 907.185 kg
    - 1 long ton = 1 imperial ton = 1016.05 kg

    Rational, right?

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    • (Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:00PM

      by fido_dogstoyevsky (131) <axehandleNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:00PM (#533118)

      - 1 tonne = 1 metric ton = 1000kg
      - 1 short ton = 1 US ton = 907.185 kg
      - 1 long ton = 1 imperial ton = 1016.05 kg

      Rational, right?

      Ever played with model trains? The most popular scale is HO, and is very often quoted as "3.5mm=1foot".

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    • (Score: 2) by KGIII on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:35PM (1 child)

      by KGIII (5261) on Thursday June 29 2017, @10:35PM (#533139) Journal

      No, 1016.05 is irrational.

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      • (Score: 3, Touché) by c0lo on Thursday June 29 2017, @11:22PM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 29 2017, @11:22PM (#533162) Journal

        If 1016.05 is irrational, then 907.185 is pure and unadulterated madness.

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    • (Score: 2) by moondrake on Saturday July 01 2017, @05:21PM

      by moondrake (2658) on Saturday July 01 2017, @05:21PM (#533943)

      thats just horrible...