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India's Latest Communication Satellite GSAT-17 Launched From French Guiana
Bengaluru: India's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was successfully launched today by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
Configured around I-3K extended bus, GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass of about 3,477 kg carries payloads in Normal C- band, Extended C-band and S-band to provide various communication services.
It also carries equipment for meteorological data relay and satellite based search and rescue services being provided by earlier INSAT satellites
Bengaluru: India's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was successfully launched today by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
Configured around I-3K extended bus, GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass of about 3,477 kg carries payloads in Normal C- band, Extended C-band and S-band to provide various communication services.
It also carries equipment for meteorological data relay and satellite based search and rescue services being provided by earlier INSAT satellites