<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, is all set to launch its 40th communication satellite GSAT-31 on&nbsp; February 6 from the spaceport in French Guiana.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The satellite with a mission life of 15 years will provide continuity to operational services on some of the in-orbit satellites and augment the Ku-band transponder capacity in Geostationary Orbit.</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, the ISRO said, the satellite, weighing about 2,535 kg, is scheduled for launch onboard the Ariane-5 (VA247) from Kourou in French Guiana. The satellite provides Indian mainland and island coverage.</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;ISRO also said the GSAT-31 will be used for supporting VSAT networks, television uplinks, digital satellite news gathering, DTH television services, cellular back haul connectivity and many such applications.</span><br />” &nbsp;