ISRO's friendly neighbourhood satellite blasts off

May 05, 2017 17:01

The Geostationary Communication Satellite built by the ISRO blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100 kms from Chennai. Seven out of the eight SAARC countries are a part of the project, as Pakistan decided to opt out stating "it has its own space programme."

The satellite will be launched on board the space agency's rocket GSLV-F09.

Costing around Rs 235 crore, the satellite would serve the neighbouring countries through 12 Ku band transponders carried by it and has a mission life of 12 years. The satellite is meant for providing communication and disaster support, connectivity among the countries of South Asia region.

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