Tag: French Guiana

Rabat: Morocco is set to join a select group of countries in Africa that have a satellite in orbit with the launch on November 8 of its earth observation satellite. An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch the satellite ‘Mohammed VI-A’ from French Guiana. The launch will mark the north African country’s major breakthrough in mastering […]

Bengaluru: India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was today successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. Configured around I-3K extended bus, GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass of about 3,477 kg carries payloads in Normal C- band, Extended C-band and S-band to provide various communication services. It […]