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'A successful launch'

BANGALORE APRIL 10. In another significant milestone in India's space programme, the multi-purpose satellite INSAT-3A was successfully launched on board the European Ariane-5 rocket from the French Guyanese spaceport of Kourou, South America, today.

The ISRO chairman, K. Kasturirangan, and other top space scientists, including project director, R.K. Rajangam, who were present at Kourou, expressed their joy over the "successful launch".

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