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Photos: ISRO successfully launches India's heaviest rocket GSLV Mk-III

ISRO successfully launched the nation's heaviest next-generation rocket named the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) into space. Here are the photos.

FP Staff|Dec 19, 2014, 13:21:15 IST

[caption id="attachment_1856727" align="alignleft" width="940"] Indian Space Research Organisation’s GSLV-Mark III rocket lifts off during a test flight carrying CARE (Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) Crew module from Sriharikota on Thursday. After the success of this mission, India is a step closer to launching its own manned missions into space. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_1856729" align="alignleft" width="940"] The GSLV-Mark III weighs 630 tonne and was powered by liquid and solid fuel engines. The rocket had two active solid and liquid propulsion stages. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_1856731" align="alignleft" width="940"] Crew Module floating in the Andaman Sea after splash down. CARE is the acronym for Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment. The mission would be used as a platform for testing the re-entry technologies. ISRO website[/caption]

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