The benefits of India’s GSAT-9, or the South Asia Satellite, include mapping natural resources, telemedicine, IT connectivity and people-to-people links. “The successful launch of the South Asia Satellite marks the fulfilment of that. The South Asia Satellite is a geosynchronous communications and meteorology satellite. Each South Asian country will get access to one transponder through which they will be able to beam their own programming, besides common “South Asian programming”, the news reports said. Initially, it was to be named “Saarc Satellite” but its name was changed to South Asia Satellite after Pakistan refused to join the project.

Source: Mint May 05, 2017 18:00 UTC