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After glitch, ISRO trying to restore link with GSAT-6A
Context
A day after GSAT-6A, the country’s newest communication satellite, went incommunicado in space, officials of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday that they were working to restore the link with it
Backdrop
The spacecraft, launched on March 29, was meant to support military communications in hostile regions using handy ground terminals. Built to last 10-12 years, it was to be a standby for its three-year-old replica GSAT-6
What has happened?
Communication from the satelliteGSAT-6A was lost after the second firing of the on-board engine on Saturday
