2005 in India

Indian girl surgically separated from a parasitic twin at the age 2

{| class="infobox" style="width: 25em; text-align: left;" |+ HAMSAT |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Organization | AMSAT-India, William Leijenaar http://amsatindia.org/ |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Mission Type | Communications |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Satellite of | Earth |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Launch | May 5, 2005 on PSLV-C6 |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Launch site | Sriharikota |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Mission duration | Achieved: 9 Years and 2 Months |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! Mass | 42.5 kg (launch) |- ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align=

overview of India-related events during the year of 2005

INSAT-4A was the first one in the INSAT-4 Satellites series, providing services in the Ku and C band frequency bands. At the time of launch, it was the heaviest satellite India had produced. The Ku transponders cover the Indian main land and C-Band transponders cover an extended area. It has a dozen Ku transponders and another dozen of C-band transponders. This spacecraft was placed at 83°E along with INSAT-2E and INSAT-3B, by Ariane launch vehicle (ARIANE5-V169).