India launches cryogenic rocket

Name: India launches cryogenic rocket
Uploaded: 2014-01-06T10:25:50.000Z
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Description: India has successfully launched a 1,982-kg communications satellite using an indigenous cryogenically-powered rocket - after recent failed attempts.

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India has successfully launched a 1,982-kg communications satellite using an indigenous cryogenically-powered rocket.

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), blasted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

The GSLV-D5 put the satellite into a perfect orbit after a 17-minute flight.

Asia

6 January 2014