India's heaviest rocket

Eye in the sky: After successful 'monster rocket' liftoff, ISRO to launch Cartosat-2 series satellite this month-end

The satellite, also referred to as the 'eye in the sky' due to its surveillance capabilities, along with co-passenger satellites from abroad, will be launched by the PSLV-C38 rocket into a nominal altitude of 500 km.

Jun 08, 2017, 13:09 PM IST

ISRO's fat boy GSLV-Mk III rocket dubbed 'Bahubali'

India's heaviest rocket, the GSLV-Mk III was nicknamed the 'fat boy' by the Indian space scientists but the Telugu media has nicknamed it 'Bahubali'.

Jun 05, 2017, 18:24 PM IST

Save the date! ISRO announces launch schedule of GSLV Mark-III – India's heaviest rocket

 The GSLV-MK III-D1 is a three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons, a liquid propellant core stage and a cryogenic stage (C25).

May 30, 2017, 22:13 PM IST

India's heaviest rocket to be launched in June, ISRO gears up for maiden launch

The notable aspect of this rocket is that the main and bigger cryogenic engine has been developed by space scientists here and will be powering the rocket for the first time.

May 14, 2017, 14:07 PM IST