PM Modi after becoming the PM of India back in 2014, asked the ISRO scientists to develop a SAARC satellite as a gift dedicated to the neighbouring countries.
The GSAT-9 a communication satellite was gifted to six South Asian neighbours by the PM Modi. This was the 11th flight of GSLV , called the "Naughty Boy" by the scientists. The satellite will also help in telemedicine and education excluding communication. The aircraft's total cost is said to be around 450 crore Indian rupees. The GSAT-9 was launched today from SRIHARIKOTA space research center in Andhra Pradesh around 4:57 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called it "a day without precedence," congratulating the scientists for the success of the South Asia Satellite. "We are very proud of them ", PM Modi Tweeted on twitter, announcing that leaders of beneficiary countries were joining him in a video-conference to celebrate the launch. The leaders of the beneficiary countries thanked PM Modi for the gift and said "it will help in bringing progress of our region".
The Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay called it a generous gift by India and an example of true friendship. He also stated "The satellite-based communications has now become the norm the world over. This will be especially beneficial for countries like Bhutan which cannot afford their own."
Nearly 50 of the India's best space engineers and scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) monitored the launch. The uses a new propulsion system, which was built over 3 years. Its lifetime is 12 years. The GSLV rocket that launched it weighs about 414kg and is 50 metres tall.
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