Ariane 5 GS Lofts Indian/European Satellites into Orbit
Peter de Selding writes on Space.com:
Europe's Ariane 5 GS rocket successfully placed an Indian telecommunications satellite and a European weather satellite into orbit Dec. 21, marking the first time the heavy-lift rocket has conducted five launches in a calendar year.
The launch of the Indian Space Research Organization's Insat 4A telecommunications satellite inaugurates a new generation of domestic communications spacecraft. Insat 4A will be used for Indian domestic governmental and commercial telecommunications. Its 12 Ku-band transponders have already been sold to direct-broadcast television companies serviing India, an illustration of the surging demand for satellite television in the subcontinent. The satellite also carries 12 C-band transponders.
posted by Fergie @ 12/22/2005 10:02:00 AM
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