Tag: GSAT 6A
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ISRO loses contact with new communications satellite
GSAT 6A before encapsulation inside the GSLV Mk.2 rocket’s payload fairing. Credit: ISRO Ground controllers have lost contact with an Indian communications satellite launched last week, and Indian news reports suggest engineers believe the spacecraft’s power system is at fault. The GSAT 6A communications satellite completed two orbital adjustment maneuvers following its launch Thursday aboard…
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Live coverage: Indian GSLV launches with communications satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle with the GSAT 6A communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 1100 GMT (7:00 a.m. EST) and will be available on this page. If you appreciate what we do, please consider becoming a…
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India tests upgraded engine tech in successful communications satellite launch
India’s GSLV Mk.2 rocket takes off Thursday with the GSAT 6A communications satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian satellite built as a technological testbed for mobile communications successfully launched Thursday on top of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, one of 10 space missions planned by India by the end of the year. The GSAT 6A spacecraft,…
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India tests upgraded engine tech in successful communications satellite launch
India’s GSLV Mk.2 rocket takes off Thursday with the GSAT 6A communications satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian satellite built as a technological testbed for mobile communications successfully launched Thursday on top of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, one of 10 space missions planned by India by the end of the year. The GSAT 6A spacecraft,…