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First launch of 2014 is success for India

Submit on Sunday, January 5th, 2014 22:59

Rocket: GSLV-D5; Payload: GSAT-14; Date: 5 December 2014, 1048 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. The rocket, which featured an indigenously built cryogenic upper stage, accurately placed the GSAT 14 communications satellite into the planned geostationary transfer orbit 17 minutes after lift-off.

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