India today successfully put into orbit its latest communication satellite GSAT-6A after a perfect launch of its powerful geosynchronous rocket that will help in mobile communication even from very remote locations through hand-held ground terminals.
Scripting yet another success for the ISRO, the 49.1 metre Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08), fitted with indigenously developed cryogenic engine at the third stage, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 4.56 pm and soared majestically into the clear sky at the end of the 27-hour countdown,
ISRO chief K Sivan said the fifth successive successful launch of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage successfully placed the high power S-band communication satellite in the "designated orbit precisely."
P Kunhikrishnan, Director, SHAR, described today's launch as a "magnificent mission."