2018-12-5 14:53 |
India launched its heaviest satellite, the GSAT-11, also called ‘The Big Bird,’ from the French space port of Kourou in South America, earlier today. The satellite is expected to provide high-bandwidth connectivity in the country, with data transfer speeds of up to 14 Gbps.
Update #4#ISROMissions Here's the video of #Ariane5 VA-246 lift off from Kourou Launch Base early today morning carrying India's #GSAT11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled. Video: @Arianespace pic. twitter. com/h0gjApbHHd — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 The satellite, weighing in at 5,854 kg and costing nearly $85, million, and has a lifetime of more than 15 years. …
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