3rd ISRO satellite successfully launched in a month
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) GSAT-17 satellite was successfully launched on Thursday aboard French rocket Ariane 5, making it the third satellite launch in a month. The 3,477-kg satellite is carrying payloads for communication services, apart from equipment for meteorological data relay. The other launches this month were with PSLV C-38 and India's heaviest rocket GSLV Mk III.