ISRO launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched GSLV-F05 rocket carrying an advanced weather satellite 'INSAT-3DR' from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This is the first time ISRO has used an indigenous cryogenic engine on an 'operational flight'. Further, the launch of the GSLV-F05 rocket is the 10th flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.