India tests upgraded engine tech in successful communications satellite launch

An Indian satellite built as a technological testbed for mobile communications successfully launched Thursday on top of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, one of 10 space missions planned by India by the end of the year. The GSAT 6A spacecraft, carrying a deployable S-band antenna and multiple communications beams, lifted off on top of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle at 1126 GMT (7:26 a.m. EDT; 4:56 p.m. Indian time). More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 30)