GSAT-12
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- Satellite
- Payloads
- Launch
- Replacement and relocation
- End of mission
- References
GSAT-12 was a communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was the second satellite to be launched and placed on a GTO using PSLV.
==Satellite== GSAT-12 was considered to be a replacement of the aged satellite INSAT-3B. It provided services like tele-education, tele-medicine, disaster management support and satellite internet access.
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