Ariane lifts-off with Indian-built satellite
IANS | HT Correspondent, Delhi
Dec 21, 2008 05:52 PM IST
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying Indian-built European satellite W2M was launched early on Sunday from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, says TV report.
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying Indian-built European satellite W2M was launched early on Sunday from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, South America, a TV channel reported.
The satellite was launched at around 4.00 am IST, DD News reported.
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The 3,462-kg W2M was designed and built at the satellite centre of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bangalore at $80 million (Rs 4 billion) for the European satellite operator (Eutelsat) under the ISRO-EADS-Astrium alliance formed in 2006.
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