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Question

In the end of September 2012, India has successfully launched its heaviest communication satellite named

  1. OCEANSAT (IRS-P4)
  2. LANDSAT-10
  3. GSAT-10
  4. SPOT

Answer:

Option C: GSAT-10

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “GSAT-10”.

India's state-of-the-art communications satellite GSAT-10 was successfully installed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit through the European Satellite Launch Vehicle Arian-5 from the Coru launched Center of French Guyana in South America on 29 September 2012.