ISRO successfully launched GSLV-D5 powered by indigenously developed cryogenic engines from Sriharikota on Sunday.

The D-5 carries the G-SAT 14 satellite on board to boost the country's communication network.

The 29-hour countdown for the launch of ISRO's rejuvenated Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5) commenced at 11.18 AM Saturday at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

The GSLV-D5's first mission attempt with indigenous cryogenic engine was aborted at the eleventh hour on August 19 last year due to a fuel leak in its second stage.

Fuel tank made of aluminium alloy called Afnor 7020 tended to develop crack over a period of time and the leak was blamed on it.

The GSLV is designed to inject its passenger spacecraft into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with a combination of solid, earth-storable liquid and cryogenic propellants in its first, second and third stages, respectively.