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  • Key Indian satellite launch fails (INSAT-4C)

    07/10/2006 3:02:00 PM PDT · by kinetics · 18 replies · 623+ views
    BBC News ^ | Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:47am ET
    The explosion showered debris over the Bay of Bengal The launch of India's heaviest communications satellite has failed after the rocket carrying it veered off course and exploded. The Insat-4C satellite weighed more than 2,000kg and was expected to significantly enhance India's telephone and business communications. It came a day after a test-fire of India's longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile ended in failure. The Agni-III surface-to-surface missile crashed into the Bay of Bengal. Setback Television pictures showed the Insat-4C satellite being launched from the Sriharikota Space Research Centre in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Seconds after lift-off, the satellite's...