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GSAT-8
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<p>GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G is communication satellite. It was constructed by the <a href="/facts/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation/CdAoFQTL">Indian Space Research Organisation</a>, as part of <a href="/facts/INSAT/A1o1ckkw">INSAT</a> system. GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011, from <a href="/facts/Kourou/wvDVpjpJ">Kourou</a>, <a href="/facts/French_Guiana/aFSETEKm">French Guiana</a>. The rocket, an <a href="/facts/Ariane_5/H78wlLG4">Ariane 5</a> was the carrier, marketed by the European <a href="/facts/Arianespace/qxMUItMm">Arianespace</a>. First satellite to carry <a href="/facts/GAGAN/PCuB48Lk">GAGAN</a> payload followed up by <a href="/facts/GSAT-10/SGR7Jgpb">GSAT-10</a> and in-orbit spare <a href="/facts/GSAT-15/7WqNJB3L">GSAT-15</a>. </p>