Mar 6, 2007

INSAT 4B is ready for Saturday takeoff


Indian fourth generation communication satellite INSAT 4B has been installed atop Ariane five launcher at the European Spaceport of Korou in French Guyana for the early morning take off this Saturday.

INSAT 4B would be the second launch to be spin off on Geosynchronous transfer orbit by Ariane five after United Kingdom's Skynet 5A, a spy satellite was hurled into the space. The launch would take between 0355 and 0428 hrs (IST) on March 10, according to Arianespace.

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Source : newindpress.com

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