The success of the indigenously built Insat-3C launch is behind it. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is now working full steam for the launch of its next multi-purpose third generation satellite Insat-3A from Kourou in French Guiana sometime in September or October.

The satellite is in advanced stages of integration at the Isro satellite centre in Bangalore, reports United News of India. Over the next few months the satellite will undergo a series of tests before being transported to the Arianespace spaceport in the South America.

Unlike Insat-3C which was purely a communications satellite, Insat-3A will also have a meteorological payload in addition to a dedicated transponder for search and rescue operations.