ISRO is part of an exclusive league which has forayed into the Moon and Sun.
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said, terming the operation a unique experiment.
The 3,357-kg satellite, which was deployed from the lower passenger position of Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) into the geostationary transfer orbit, is configured on ISRO's enhanced I-3K Bus structure to provide communication services from Geostationary orbit in C and Ku bands.
ISRO Chairman K Sivan said there might by a postponement if the weather was not conducive.
The satellite would provide a thrust to mobile communication through multi-beam coverage facility, the ISRO said.
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