GSAT-8

GSAT-8
GSAT-8
Mission type Communication
Operator INSAT
COSPAR ID 2011-022A
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Mission duration 12 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus I-3K
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 3,093 kilograms (6,819 lb)[1]
Dry mass 1,426 kilograms (3,144 lb)[1]
Power 6,242 watts[1]
Start of mission
Launch date 20 May 2011, 20:38 (2011-05-20UTC20:38Z) UTC
Rocket Ariane 5ECA VA202
Launch site Kourou ELA-3
Contractor Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 55° East
Transponders
Band 24 Ku band and 2 in L1 & L5 bands (GAGAN)

GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G is communication satellite. It was constructed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, as part of INSAT system. GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011 from Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket, an Ariane 5 was the carrier, marketed by the European Arianespace. First satellite to carry GAGAN payload followed up by GSAT-10 and in-orbit spare GSAT-15.[2][3]

Launch

Prior to launch, the spacecraft was transported from India to Cayenne – Rochambeau Airport in French Guiana by an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft. The success of the launch is said to have made up for the previous loss of two satellites on the indigenous GSLV rocket.[4][5] GSAT-8 was co-located with INSAT-3E at 55°E.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GSAT-8 Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "GAGAN - GPS Aided GEO Augumented Navigation". www.isac.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  3. ↑ "SALIENT FEATURES OF GSAT-8". www.isac.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ↑ "GSAT-8 communication satellite launched successfully, India's advanced communication satellite". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  5. ↑ Naravane, Vaiju (21 May 2011). "Ariane 5 launches GSAT-8 from French Guiana, India's advanced communication satellite". Chennai, India: The Hindu.
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