#WATCH: ISRO launches South Asia Satellite GSAT-9 from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. The South Asia Satellite is a geosynchronous communications and meteorology satellite developed by ISRO for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). Initially, it was to be named “Saarc Satellite” but its name was changed to South Asia Satellite after Pakistan refused to join the project. “I congratulate the team of scientists who worked hard for the successful launch of South Asia Satellite. Each South Asian country will get access to one transponder through which they could beam their own programming and there could be common “South Asian programming” as well, news reports said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 05, 2017 11:57 UTC