Rocket Satellite was launched today at 4:50 pm

This rocket had failed to take off three years ago, but today at 4:50 pm it was launched from the second launchpad at Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra pradesh. India's GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage engine. It is tested after the failed attempt over three years ago. It carried a communication
satellite GSAT-14. India needs cryogenic engines for GSLVs for carrying heavy payloads up to 5 tonnes which are crucial for future telecommunication and space exploration as its current successful PSLVs can carry only payload weighting up to 1.5 tonnes in geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The mission assumes more significance as the indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage will be flight tested for the second time by the Indian Space Research Organisation.The previous flight test of the indigenous cryogenic stage in the GSLV-D3 mission failed on April 15, 2010. But after a long wait today the rocket GSLV-D5 was launched successfully.