INSAT-3DS Mission: GSLV F14 is Called 'Naughty Boy'

On February 17, 2024, from the Sriharikota launch site, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS aboard spacecraft GSLV F14.

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The satellite seeks to provide more precise and instructive weather predictions and alerts for natural disasters.

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Known as the "naughty boy" of India's space agency, the satellite carrier GSLV F14 has a history of malfunctions.

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The mission's goal, as stated by the ISRO, is to maintain services for the currently in operation INSAT-3D (launched in 2013) and INSAT-3DR (September 2016) for improved meteorological observations.

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