Advanced communication satellite HYLAS, built by ISRO on a commercial basis in partnership with Europe’s space leader EADS-Astrium, was on Saturday successfully launched from French Guyana.
Thirty five minutes after the lift-off (00.09 hrs IST) at Guyana Space Centre at Kourou in European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle, HYLAS separated from the launch vehicle after reaching its intended geosynchronous transfer orbit, an ISRO press release said.
ISRO’s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka successfully received radio signals transmitted by HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite) and the satellite’s health is normal, it said.
HYLAS, developed for Avanti Communications, UK, comprises 10 high power transponders that use eight Ka and two Ku band frequencies.
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