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September 07, 2015

GSAT-6 military satellite put in its orbital slot
Chennai, India (IANS) Sep 07, 2015
The Indian space agency on Sunday said it had successfully positioned the country's military communication satellite GSAT-6 in its orbital slot. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), GSAT 6 has been successfully positioned in its orbital slot of 83 degrees East and co-located with INSAT 4A, GSAT 12, GAAT 10 and IRNSS1C on Sunday morning, after carrying out four drift arresting manoeuvres. The satellite was launched by India's heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch veh ... read more

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