PM & President Commend ISRO For Launch of Heaviest Rocket

GSLV MkIII-D1 is capable of lifting payloads (or satellites) upto 4,000 kgs into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

• ISRO launched the heaviest rocket, GSLV-Mk III D1, on Monday evening from Sriharikota.
  
• The launch freed India from dependence on foreign launchers for communication satellites more than 2,300 kgs.
  
• PM Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee said the launch makes the nation proud.
  
• ISRO chief Kiran Kumar congratulated the team working on the project.

ISRO's Press Conference After the launch of GSLV-Mk III D1

Watch the video here:

In the press conference, ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar said:

Our immediate task is to improve launch frequency... Our focus is to achieve 12 launches per year. We had done 199 tests for today’s launch of GSLV MARK III since Dec 2014. 

ISRO chief Kiran Kumar

Watch The Launch Video Here

President And PM Modi Say Launch Makes 'Nation Proud'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee took to Twitter to highlight the achievement and congratulate ISRO:

Congratulations to the dedicated scientists of ISRO for the successful launch of GSLV – MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 5, 2017

The GSLV – MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission takes India closer to the next generation launch vehicle and satellite capability. The nation is proud!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 5, 2017

GSLV-Mk III is the heaviest rocket ever made by India and is capable of carrying the heaviest satellites made till date #PresidentMukherjee

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 5, 2017

The nation is proud of this significant achievement #PresidentMukherjee

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 5, 2017

The official Twitter handle of ‘Make in India’, the Prime Minister’s pet project to promote domestic manufacturing, also congratulated ISRO:

.@isro :Congratulations team! #MakeInIndia for the world and outer space! pic.twitter.com/FgJg8p3lN5

— Make in India (@makeinindia) June 5, 2017

ISRO Chief Congratulates The Project Team

ISRO chief Kiran Kumar congratulated the team working for the launch of the GSLV-Mk III D1 rocket, saying:

I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire team which worked on this project: 

Tapan Misra, director, Space Applications Centre, referred to the GSLV Mk III as “Bahubali”.