ISRO GSAT-8 Launch Delayed By One Day. Requires More Inspection By ARIANESPACE
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) informs that the launch of GSAT-8 satellite has been delayed by one day. The satellite was scheduled to launch in the early hours of May 20, 2011. The GSAT-8 will now launch on May 21, 2011 from Kourou, French Guyana, onboard ARIANE-V (VA 202 flight). The delay is because of additional inspection taken up by the agency responsible for the launch - ARIANESPACE. As of now, the exact schedule of launch is still to be confirmed.
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After the failure of #-Link-Snipped-#, ISRO is making sure that everything is perfect. The GSAT-8 weighs about 3.1 tonnes and carries 24 Ku-band transponders for communication and broadcasting services. The satellite, after just 30 minutes of its launch will deploy itself in elliptical geo-synchronous transfer orbit. The satellite will cover 36,000 km geosynchronous orbit over the next three days. The satellite will be made available for DTH services from June, 2011.
More information about GSAT-8, as soon as we hear it from #-Link-Snipped-#.
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Image: ISRO
After the failure of #-Link-Snipped-#, ISRO is making sure that everything is perfect. The GSAT-8 weighs about 3.1 tonnes and carries 24 Ku-band transponders for communication and broadcasting services. The satellite, after just 30 minutes of its launch will deploy itself in elliptical geo-synchronous transfer orbit. The satellite will cover 36,000 km geosynchronous orbit over the next three days. The satellite will be made available for DTH services from June, 2011.
More information about GSAT-8, as soon as we hear it from #-Link-Snipped-#.
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