Bangalore, July 07: India`s next generation
communication satelite, INSAT-3E, will be shipped to the
European space agency launch pad at Kourou in the middle of
this month, ISRO sources said today.
"The satellite integration is getting completed and some
tests are to be done .We expect it to be shipped in the next
10 to 12 days," Indian Space Research Organisation sources
told agencies.
ISRO Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan has said that the launch
of the satellite by an Ariane rocket was slated for last week
of August.
The European space agency, Arianespace, will use the
heavier Ariane 5 rocket to launch INSAT-3E from the spaceport
in Kourou at French Guyana in South America.
INSAT-3E will carry 36 transponders including 24 C-band
and 12 extended C-band transponders as payload.
The fourth in the INSAT-3 series, the satellite is
expected to bridge the gap in demand for transponders by
private satellite TV broadcasters, VSAT operators, telecom
firms and government agencies.
Bureau Report.
