Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying GSAT-6, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. (Press Trust of India photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of GSAT-6, which has several strategic applications.
"Another day and another phenomenal accomplishment by our scientists. Congratulations ISRO for the successful launch of GSAT-6," he said.
The satellite was launched today from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.