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India's latest communication satellite GSA-18 was today successfully launched by a heavy duty
rocket of Arianesspace from the spacesport of kourou in French [Link] launch was originally
scheduled for yesterday, but deferred 24 hours owing to unfavourable weather conditions at Kourou, a
French territory located in northeastern coast of south America . GSAT-18 ,built by the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), aims at providing telecommunication services for the country by
strenghening ISRO's current fleet of 14 operational telecommunication satellites.
With the weather being clear today , the European launcher Ariane-5 VA-231 blasted off at
around 2 am (IST) and injected GSAT-18 shortly after orbiting co-passenger Sky Muster II satellite for
Australian operater NBN (National Broadband Network) in a flawless flight lasting about 32 minutes.
GSAT-18 that aims at providing telecommunication services for the country by strenghening
ISRO's current fleet of 14 operational telecom satellites was launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit (GTO) about 32 minutes after the lift-off.-GSAT-18 successfully launched by Ariane -5 VA-321 from
kourou, French Guiana ," Bengaluru -headquartered ISRO announced after the mission. GSAT-18 is the
20th satellite from ISRO to be launched by the European space agency and the mission is the 280th for
Arianespace launcher family .ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar, who watched the launch from the mission
control centre, left shortly after lift-off, and his message was read out later by one of his senior
colleagues.I am really delighted this evening having witnessed another glorious and flawless lift-off of
Ariane-5 VA-231 flight that carried GSAT-18 and Sky Muster II successfully.