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India's Communication Satellite GSAT-16 Launched Successfully

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Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 08 2014 | 12:21 AM IST
India's communication satellite, GSAT-16, was successfully launched at 0210 hrs IST today (December 7, 2014) by the Ariane-5 launch vehicle VA221 of Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane-5 precisely placed GSAT-16 into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), after a flight of 32 minutes and 20.4 Seconds duration.

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First Published: Dec 07 2014 | 12:21 AM IST

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