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The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment (APPLE) was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation on June 19 1981 by Ariane a launch vehicle of the European Space Agency (ESA) from Centre Spatial Guyanais near Kourou in French Guiana.APPLE was India’s first three-axis stabilised experimental Geostationary communication satellite. On July 16 1981 the satellite was positioned at 102° E longitude.