PM hails ISRO scientists on successful launch

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Press Trust of India Sriharikota (AP)
Last Updated : Aug 27 2015 | 6:22 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the ISRO team on the successful launch of the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-6, terming it as a "phenomenal accomplishment".
"Another day & another phenomenal accomplishment by our scientists. Congratulations @isro for the successful launch of GSAT-6" he tweeted.
Indian Space Research Organisation this evening successfully launched GSAT-6 on board GSLV-D6 from the spaceport of Sriharikota near here, making it as the second successive one after January 2014 launch.
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First Published: Aug 27 2015 | 6:22 PM IST

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