LIVE: GSLV-D6 with GSAT-6, August 27, 2015 (11:22 UTC)

• #180 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 11:57
• Didn't catch this person's position.

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• #181 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 11:57
• ISAC Director.

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• #182 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 11:58
• SAC Director.

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• #183 by antriksh on 27 Aug, 2015 11:59
• Satellite center Director: asking rate of 10 satellites/year, private players required.
  

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• #184 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 12:00
• GSAT 6 Project Director. Thanks to the launch vehicle team.

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• #185 by input~2 on 27 Aug, 2015 12:01
• Solar panels have been deployed
• #186 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 12:03
• Congratulations received from Prime Minister.

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• #187 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 12:04
• End of coverage. Congratulations to ISRO for the successful launch!

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• #188 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Aug, 2015 12:05
• Replay of broadcast.
  
  
• #189 by vineethgk on 27 Aug, 2015 12:28
• If I'm not wrong, was this the shortest time period yet between two orbital launches in ISRO history? (PSLV/DMC3 and GSLV/GSAT6)
• #190 by s^3 on 27 Aug, 2015 12:31
• Injection parameters 170km x 35945km, 19.96 deg inclination
                     planned 170km x 35975km, 19.95 deg
• #191 by vineethgk on 27 Aug, 2015 12:52
• A BIG Thanks to all for the excellent coverage! 
• #192 by baldusi on 27 Aug, 2015 12:56
• Congratulatoins to ISRO and thanks to all those poster who made this magnificent coverage!
• #193 by abhishek on 27 Aug, 2015 13:00
• Quote from: vineethgk on 27 Aug, 2015 12:52

  A BIG Thanks to all for the excellent coverage! 
  

  
  Yes,once again a big thanks to members of NASA SPACEFLIGHT forum for doing a  better job than DD.
• #194 by Galactic Penguin SST on 27 Aug, 2015 15:58
• Photos from ISRO:

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• #195 by input~2 on 27 Aug, 2015 16:38
• 2 objects have been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
  2015-041A/40880 in 158 x 35769 km x 19.973° (possibly the S/C)
  2015-041B/40881 in 165 x 35705 km x 19.974° (possibly GSLV CUS)
• #196 by vyoma on 27 Aug, 2015 16:43
• Now am waiting for unfurlable antenna deployment (after SC reaches its orbit)
• #197 by Ohsin on 27 Aug, 2015 17:09
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  Still better than DD 
• #198 by northenarc on 27 Aug, 2015 17:45
•  Congrats to ISRO and thanks NSF for the coverage, I couldn't watch this one live.
• #199 by Ohsin on 27 Aug, 2015 19:40
• Quote

  In its oval shaped GTO, the GSAT-6 satellite is now orbiting the Earth with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 168 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 35,939 km with an orbital inclination of 20.01 deg with respect to the equator.
  

  
  Target was 170km,35975km,19.95 deg
  
  http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=126398
  
  http://www.isro.gov.in/update/27-aug-2015/gslv-successfully-launches-india%E2%80%99s-latest-communication-satellite-gsat-6