Updated 24 May, 2013, 5:29 pm IST

GSAT-5P Indian Communication Satellite - Countdown Begins

24 Dec, 2010 | by Ashish Koshy |

India is scheduled to get a boost in telecom and TV thanks to the latest communication satellite, the GSAT-5P. The countdown for the launch of the satellite has already begun at 10:04 AM today.

According to The Hindu, ISRO spokesperson S Satish says that the thirty hour countdown is progressing well. The GSAT-5P will be aboard the GSLV – F06 launch vehicle from Sriharikota on Saturday 25th December. The launch was actually scheduled for the 20th but had to be postponed. Apparently, the Russian-made Cryogenic engine of the GSLV – F06 had a leak in one of its valves due to which the launch had to be delayed. Although there is no news on the how-and-why of the leak, the launch is still up for Saturday.

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The GSAT-5P will be equipped with 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders which will add to the services provided by the current Indian National Satellite Systems (INSAT). GSAT-5P will charge up telemedicine, tele-education and telephone services and has a designed mission life of 12 years. �

GSAT-5P is the fifth of the GSAT satellite series and has been developed by the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore.

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Tags: GSAT-5P , ISRO , GSLV-F06 , Communication Satellite , Launch

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