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India's new, heaviest rocket lifts off with GSAT-19

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IANS Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)

India's brand new and heaviest rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) - with the 3,136 kg communication satellite GSAT-19 on board, blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Monday.

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First Published: Jun 05 2017 | 5:32 PM IST

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