An article in a Telugu newspaper points at a launch in the first week of August
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Tentative launch mentionned during the speeches by ISRO management after PSLV C22 successful launch was August 6
Note that GSAT-14 is actually the 13th GSAT, just as PSLV C-14 was really the the 13th:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.790.
Too bad triskaidekaphobia has entered official circles, but maybe the psychology of enough people on the project is great enough to skip the designation "13" even if it is indeed the 13th.
Launch planned in the second week of August (after August 6)
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Is this protrusion odd in GSLV-D3?
What is the mass of GSAT-14, some sites are saying it is 1980 kg while ISRO is saying it is 2050kg which is it?
Maybe that bulge in the picture is the missing 70 kg
Is this protrusion odd in GSLV-D3?
It looks like that it has a temporary protective cover. It also appears to be on the rockets umbilical side. So it is possibly an umbilical interface that has been covered.
A1615/13 - GSLV-D5 ROCKET LAUNCH FM SHAR RANGE, SRIHARIKOTA WILL TAKE PLACE AS PER FLW DETAILS. THE LAUNCH WILL BE ON ANY ONE OF THE DAY DRG THIS PERIOD. ACTUAL DATE OF LAUNCH WILL BE INTIMATED 24HRS IN ADVANCE THROUGH A SEPARATE NOTAM. LAUNCH PAD COORD: 1343.2N08013.8E NO FLT IS PERMITTED OVER THE DNG ZONE.
I. DNG ZONE-1 IS A CIRCLE OF 15NM RADIUS AROUND THE LAUNCHER
II.DNG ZONE-2 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY: 1115N08510E 1115N 08655E 1245N 08655E 1245N 08510E III.DNG ZONE-3 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY: 1020N 08830E 1020N09030E 1150N 09030E 1150N 08830E
IV.DNG ZONE-4 IS A RECTANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY 0815N 09500E 0815N 09600E 0945N 09600E 0945N 09500E
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DLY 1045-1345, 19 AUG 10:45 2013 UNTIL 05 SEP 13:45 2013. CREATED: 06 AUG 07:03 2013