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India is set to launch its Geostationary Communication Satellite (GSAT-9), the South Asia Communication Satellite, that will boost connectivity among nations in the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the South Asia Satellite would be India's "priceless gift" to its neighbouring countries on his Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday. The satellite, which costs around Rs 235 crore, will blast at 4.57 PM. The Geostationary Communication Satellite, built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 135 km from here. GSAT-9, considered as a gift to its South Asian neighbours, is all set to ride piggyback on the space agency's rocket GSLV-F09 with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage. ISRO Chair...

SpaceX aborted its planned Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station just seconds before liftoff today due to a "slightly odd" technical issue with the Falcon 9 rocket engine. The delay was made "out of an abundance of caution," a SpaceX spokesman said, and came a day after engineers discovered a small helium leak in the engine's second stage. "All systems go, except the movement trace of an upper stage engine steering hydraulic piston was slightly odd," SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk said on Twitter after the launch was scrubbed. "Standing down to investigate." Musk added that the issue was "99 per cent likely to be fine." "But that one per cent chance isn't worth rolling the dice. Better to wait a day." The next launch attempt is scheduled for 9:38 am tomo...

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India is Set to Launch GSAT-9, A Gift to India’s Neighbours By PM Modi

SpaceX Aborts Launch After ‘Odd’ Rocket Engine Behaviour