Saturday, March 31, 2018

Thursday launch of GSAT-6A

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Scientists either remained incommunicado or claimed ignorance of the health of the satellite even as Isro chairman K Sivan chaired a marathon meeting in the day.
  • A source said the second orbit-raising exercise around 10am went off well, with the liquid apogee motor firing as planned, but a few minutes later there were some “hitches in communication”.





BENGALURU: Less than 48 hours after the Thursday launch of GSAT-6A, one of India's biggest communication satellites with military applications, celebration gave way to suspense at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Saturday.
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