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'''Ahmed satellite station''' is the second-oldest satellite station in [[India]]. Built with the intention of providing [[New Delhi]] with satellite coverage and promoting cross-country exchange of information, the satellite station was inaugurated on 25 February 1977 and named after the former president [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-gets-second-satellite-earth-station-to-link-delhi-directly-with-35-countries/1/435443.html|title=India gets second satellite earth station to link Delhi directly with 35 countries|author=Neena Vyas|website=India Today|date=31 March 1977|access-date=5 March 2016}}<br>- {{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/35-years-ago-in-india-today-satellite-station-in-dehradun/1/174086.html|title=Hello World|author=Neena Vyas|website=India Today|date=27 February 2012|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> The station was reputably built at a cost of ₹100 million, with 60% of the station built indigenously and the other fraction purchased with help from a loan from [[Canada]]. It was built to conform to the strictest standards of the time and was predicted to be 99.99% accurate, with its tracking system accurate to 1/100 of a [[Degree (angle)|degree]]. It is situated in the [[Doiwala]] region of [[Dehradun]], just off the nearby village of [[Chandmari, Doiwala|Chandmari]], nestled in the [[Shorea robusta|sal trees]] of the region – a location chosen for its isolated natural surroundings and their capacity to function as a barrier to microwave or radio noise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/2121050/Ahemad-Earth-Station-VSNL|title=Ahemad Earth Station (VSNL)|website=Wikimapia|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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