India's advanced multi-band communication
satellite, GSAT-7, was successfully launched at
0200 hrs IST today (August 30, 2013) by the
Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace from
Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane-5 precisely
placed GSAT-7 into the intended
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) after a
flight of 34 minutes 25 seconds duration.
As planned, ISRO's Master Control Facility
(MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka started acquiring
the signals five minutes prior to the separation
of GSAT-7 from Ariane-5 launch vehicle. The
solar panels of the satellite have been
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