India to launch heavist satellite

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India is set to break new ground in space field in the second week of July with the first-ever launch of an Insat-class satellite, the heaviest till date, for commercial gains from home soil.

Indian Space Research Organization officials are talking about a July 10-15 timeframe for the launch of insat-4C by a geo-synchronous launch vehicle from the spaceport here, giving a boost to direct-to-home television broadcast.

With preparations for the launch being done from the second launch pad, on the East coast of Andhra Pradesh, about 80 kms North of Chennai, It's for the first time that India's space agency is putting into space a two-ton class satellite. Equipped with 12 high-powered KU band transponders, the 2,180 kg spacecraft is designed for a mission life of 10 years.

ISRO officials say launch from a homegrown rocket meant cutting launch costs by one-third, if the same was to be launched from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana by an ariane vehicle; India has to pay 30 to 35 per cent more.

Analysts are also seeing insat-4C as another "cash-cow" for ISRO. All its transponders have been booked well in advance. ISRO is keen to ride the impending boom in the DTH services segment.

The 1950 kg EDUSAT was the first Insat-class satellite launched from home soil. Launched in September 2004, it was mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system.

Source: silicon india

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Key Indian satellite launch fails

The launch of India's heaviest communications satellite has failed after the rocket carrying it veered off course and exploded.
The Insat-4C satellite weighed more than 2,000kg and was expected to significantly enhance India's telephone and business communications.

It came a day after a test-fire of India's longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile ended in failure.

The Agni-III surface-to-surface missile crashed into the Bay of Bengal.

Source: BBC

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