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India communication satellite launch fails
Updated: 2010-12-25 20:54
(Xinhua)
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An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the communication satellite GSAT- 5P explodes mid-air, moments after it took off from Satish Dhawan space centre in Sriharikota,Dec 25, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]
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The satellite GSAT-5P, powered by Russian engine, was expected to serve the needs of the telecommunication sector and the weather department and would have eventually replaced the INSAT-2E satellite that was sent up in 1999.
The GSAT-5P is a satellite with 36 transponders which can be used for beaming television and radio programs and telephonic conversations, for conducting telemedicine and tele-education programs and organizing banking services.
This is the second failure this year, after a GSLV mission rocket plunged into the Bay of Bengal on April 15.
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An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle blasts off carrying the communication satellite GSAT- 5P from the Satish Dhawan space centre in Sriharikota,Dec 25, 2010. [Photo/Agencies] |
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