South Asia Satellite to be launched this evening
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Staff Correspondent: Much talked South Asia Satellite will be launched on Friday evening.
The satellite will start its journey at 6:00pm from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC).
The top leaders of the seven South Asian nations will join a videoconferencing from their respective countries.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join the videoconferencing from her official Ganabhaban residence.
The launch of communication satellite named "GSAT-09" ,developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), will bring South Asian nations closer.
The satellite, which weighs 2,230 kg and took almost three years to build, would boost services such as telecommunication, direct-to-home, telemedicine, tele-education and other supporting systems in these countries.
The satellite is also expected to help support their water conservation initiatives, by providing data, forecasting weather and sending alerts on natural disasters.
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