Advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D launched
Updated on Jul 26, 2013 02:17 PM IST
India has successfully launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on Friday. European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D and Alphasat satellites. This will be the first Geo-Stationary sounder system over the Indian Ocean.