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GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in 2012. It will field C and Ku band transponders, and includes a navigation payload to augment GAGAN capacity.[1]


Payload

  • 12 high power Ku-band transponders
  • 6 extended C-Band Transponders each having a bandwidth of 36 MHz with power of 15 W
  • 12 C-Band transponders.
  • GAGAN Navigation payload.

Satellite

GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years is expected to be operational by November and will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services.At 3,400 kg at lift-off, GSAT-10 is the heaviest built by Bangalore-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation. It was ISRO's 101st space mission.Arianespace's heavy lifting Ariane-5 ECA rocket launched GSAT-10 about 30 minutes after the blast off from the European launch pad in South America at 2.48 am, prior to which it injected European co-passenger ASTRA 2F into orbit.GSAT-10 is fitted with 30 transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-Band), which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT/GSAT transponder capacity.It also has a navigation payload - GAGAN (GPS aided Geo Augmented Navigation) - that would provide improved accuracy of GPS signals (of better than seven metres) to be used by Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirements.

Launch

Initially the satellite was planned to be launched in first quarter of 2012 but launch has been postponed to 21 September 2012 due to a decision made to upgrade Ariane.This is the second satellite in INSAT/GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, launched in May 2011.GSAT-10 was originally scheduled for a September 22 launch, but was deferred after scientists detected a small glitch - one gram of dust - in the upper part of the rocket.

India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched early on 29/09/2012 on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.

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References

  1. ^ "GSAt-10". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. ^ "gsat-10 launch postpones again". satlaunch.net. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

See also


ISRO Future Programmes

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