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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched an advanced communication satellite - GSAT-6. Here's everything you need to know about the mission, explained in 90 seconds.
The GSAT-6 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, August 27.
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series. The mission life of the satellite is nine years. One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna launched by ISRO.
The antennae will open up in space like an umbrella. It will help India's strategic forces to communicate with each other on secure lines using special small hand held devices. The satellite was launched in space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle D6 (GSLV-D6).