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GSAT-5P launch fails, satellite vehicle explodes mid-air
SRIHARIKOTA: The launch of advanced communication satellite GSAT-5P has failed. According to initial reports, the launch failed due to major technical fault in the first phase.
The rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) exploded mid-air moments after it took off from the Sriharikota rocket launch centre in Tamil Nadu.
The satellite GSAT-5P was expected to serve the needs of the telecommunication sector and the weather department and would have eventually replaced the INSAT-2E satellite that was sent up in 1999.
It weighed 2,130 kg and the cost of its production was around Rs 125 crore.
The GSAT-5P satellite had a life span of over 13 years and had 36 transponders - automatic receivers and transmitters for communication and broadcast of signals.
Read more: GSAT-5P launch fails, satellite vehicle explodes mid-air - The Times of India GSAT-5P launch fails, satellite vehicle explodes mid-air - The Times of India