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NEW DELHI, INDIA: August 22, 2007—Satnews Daily—The latest communication satellite from India is scheduled to launch on September 1st from Sriharikota spaceport’s Satish Dhawan Space Center. This satellite, INSAT-4CR, is identical to INSAT-4C which was lost last July. The Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F02) INSAT-4CR packs 12 high-power Ku-band transponders and is designed to offer DTH TV services and assist with digital SNG and the transmission of video pictures. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also stated the new satellite has an expected mission life of 10 years.
The ISRO Chairman, G. Madhavan Nair, said, "That (launch of INSAT-4CR) is one of the challenging tasks, specially in the aftermath of the last debacle. We have to make sure that (the next mission) succeeds.” There was an investigation into last year’s GSLV-F02 mission by the Failure Analysis Committee. Their report concluded the primary cause of failure was the sudden loss of thrust in one of the four, liquid propellant, strap-on stages immediately after lift-off.
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