It’s a very happy and exciting news for our country that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS at 5:35 pm with the mission of GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS from SDSC-SHAR Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh.  It was the second mission of ISRO that was successfully launched in the year 2024 after the launch of XPoSAT on January 1, in the year 2024.

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F14 vehicle is used to launch the meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS which was the 16^th flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). A Meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS was also the 7^th operational flight of a GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic state. The rocket of 51.7m tall and a weight or mass of 420 tonnes with indigenous cryogenic stages which was placed the meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS with a weight of 2,274 kg into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The entire mission of this satellite lasted 1123.06 seconds at the height or altitude of 253.53 km.

The main purpose of the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite is to monitor ocean and land surfaces for disaster warning or threat and weather forecasting. This meteorological satellite will increase the capability of observing several atmospheric parameters such as information linked with weather. The main aim of the meteorological satellite is to monitor the surface of Earth with oceanic observations and its environment in several channels of meteorological significance. This satellite also offers the vertical profile of several parameters of the atmosphere. It also provides dissemination capabilities and data collection from many data collection platforms. The meteorological satellite also offers rescue services and satellite-aided search.