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GSAT-12 Satellite

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GSAT-12 to be operational in 8 weeks

A week after the successful launch of the GSAT-12 by the Indian Space Research OrganiSation (ISRO) from the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said that the satellite would be operational in eight weeks.
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GSAT-12 placed in geosynchronous orbit

The GSAT-12 communication satellite, launched onboard PSLV-C17, has been successfully placed in geosynchronous orbit with a perigee of 35,684 km, apogee of 35,715 km and an orbital inclination of 0.17 deg with respect to the equatorial plane.
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GSAT12
1 37746U 11034A   11197.64902734 +.00000014 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00266
2 37746 017.8279 050.9341 6128970 180.3155 178.9922 03.85202265000035

PSLV RB
1 37747U 11034B   11197.37616167  .00000023  00000-0  00000+0 0    44
2 37747 017.9239 051.6788 6083040 179.1310 182.2299 03.92041522    22

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Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) Successfully Launches GSAT - 12 Satellite

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) successfully launched GSAT-12 communication satellite today (July 15, 2011) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch of PSLV-C17 was the eighteenth successive successful flight of PSLV.
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India puts another satellite in space

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C17) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, 100 km north of Chennai, carrying to space GSAT-12, a communication satellite. This is the 18th successful launch of PSLV.
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July 15, 1118 UTC (7:18am EDT) - PSLV C-17 carrying GSAT 12

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July 15, 1118 UTC (7:18am EDT) - PSLV C-17 carrying GSAT 12

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Satellite separation

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PS4 engine cut-off