All parametres on India's Advanced Communication Satellite, GSAT 10, are functioning normally. The satellite will take about another four days to reach its Geo Synchronous orbit and will be operational by November this year.

GSAT-10 was successfully launched early yesterday on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. It has a design life of 15 years. It will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services. It was ISRO's 101st space mission. It is fitted with 30 transponders, 12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-Band, which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT and GSAT transponder capacity.