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1983 CE · space

INSAT-1B launched

India launched INSAT-1B, a major early communications and meteorology satellite.

INSAT-1B launched: Actual astronaut photograph of INSAT-1B being deployed from Space Shuttle Challenger in August 1983, during the mission which placed the Indian satellite in orbit.
Actual astronaut photograph of INSAT-1B being deployed from Space Shuttle Challenger in August 1983, during the mission which placed the Indian satellite in orbit. · Credit: NASA / Space Shuttle Challenger STS-8 crew · License: Public domain

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