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Indian rocket successfully launches Italian satellite

Submit on Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 03:06

Rocket: PSLV-C8; Payload: AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero), AAM (Advanced Avionics Module); Date: 23 April 2007, 1000 UTC; Launch Site: Sriharikota, India. The rocket on its first major commercial mission successfully launched the Italian Space Agency’s astronomy satellite into a 550 km circular orbit, inclined at 2.5 degrees.

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