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India launches weather satellite

Posted: Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
India launched a weather satellite Feb. 17. A GSLV Mark 2 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 7:05 am EST (1205 GMT) and placed the INSAT-3DS satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. INSAT-3DS will operate from 74 degrees east in GEO to provide weather data. The spacecraft also carries a payload to relay search-and-rescue beacons.

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