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India’s “high power” communication satellite GSAT-30, aimed at providing high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services, was successfully launched onboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in the early hours of Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said here.

Blasting off from the Ariane Launch Complex in Kourou, a French territory located in the northeastern coast of South America at 2.35 am IST, European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 vehicle-injected GSAT-30 into the orbit in a flawless flight lasting about 38 minutes.

“#GSAT30 successfully separated from the upper stage of #Ariane5 #VA251,” ISRO said in a tweet.