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April 29, 2016

India a step away from joining GPS club
Sriharikota, India (IANS) Apr 29, 2016
India on Thursday afternoon successfully put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite - IRNSS-1G - with its own rocket in copy-book style. With this, India successfully completed putting into orbit all the seven navigation satellites to complete the system in the sky. Exactly at 12.50 p.m. the PSLV rocket standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing 320 tonnes tore into the afternoon skies with fierce orange flames at its tail. Gathering speed every second, the rocket raced towa ... read more

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