GSAT
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Infobox spacecraft class The GSAT (Geosynchronous Satellite)[1] satellites are India's indigenously developed communications satellites, used for digital audio, data and video broadcasting. As of 5 December 2018, 20 GSAT satellites manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation have been launched, out of which 14 are in service.
History
The GSAT series of geosynchronous satellites is a system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services. The system includes a total of 168 transponders (out of which 95 are leased out to provide services to broadcasters) in the C, Extended C and Ku bands, providing services to telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, disaster warning and search and rescue operations.
List of GSAT satellites
This is a list of GSAT satellites and their status.
| Satellite | Longitude | Date of launch | Launch vehicle | Lift-off mass | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSAT series | INSAT series | Known as | ||||||
| GSAT-1 | - | GramSat 1[2] | 73° West (2000) 99° West (2000–2006) 76.85° West (2006–2009) |
18 April 2001 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk I D1 | Template:Convert | Failed to orbit (Experimental satellite) |
Envisaged as a technology demonstrator; Failed to achieve its target orbit, which prevented it from fulfilling its primary communications mission. |
| GSAT-2 | - | GramSat 2[3] | 47.95° East | 8 May 2003 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk I D2 | Template:Convert | Decommissioned (Experimental satellite) |
Experimental communication satellite on board the second developmental test flight of India's GSLV. |
| GSAT-3 | - | EduSat | 74° East | 20 September 2004 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk I F01 | Template:Convert | Decommissioned (30 September 2010) |
Built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It was mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country. |
| GSAT-4 | - | HealthSat | 82° East | 15 April 2010 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II D3 | Template:Convert | Failed to orbit | Experimental communication and navigation satellite; maiden flight of the GSLV Mk.II rocket. |
| GSAT-5 | INSAT-4D[4] | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II | Template:Convert | Cancelled | Rebuilt as the GSAT-5P. | |||
| GSAT-5P | - | 55° East | 25 December 2010 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk I F06 | Template:Convert | Failed to orbit | As a replacement for INSAT-3E. | |
| GSAT-6 | INSAT-4E | 83° East | 27 August 2015 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II D6 | Template:Convert | In service | A multimedia mobile satellite system; will offer a Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service, via mobile phones and mobile video/audio receivers for vehicles; can also be utilized for strategic and social applications. | |
| GSAT-6A | - | 29 March 2018 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F08 | Template:Convert | Communication lost | Communication with the satellite was lost after the second orbit raising manoeuvre. Efforts are on to re-establish link but at this point it remains incommunicado.[5] | ||
| GSAT-7 | INSAT-4F[6] | Rukmani | 74° East | 30 August 2013 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-215 | Template:Convert | In service | According to defense experts, to enable the Indian Navy to acquire blue water capabilities and remove dependence on foreign satellites like Inmarsat, which provide communication services to its ships. |
| GSAT-7A | - | Angry Bird | 19 December 2018 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F11 | In service | GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant exclusively for the Indian Air Force. | ||
| GSAT-7B | - | 20XX | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F? | Template:Planned | Military communication satellite for Indian Army[7] | |||
| GSAT-7C | - | 20XX | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F? | Template:Planned | Military communication satellite for Indian Air Force[8] | |||
| GSAT-7S | - | 20XX | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II | Template:Planned | Military communication satellite for Indian Air Force[9] | |||
| GSAT-7R | - | 20XX | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F? | Template:Planned | Replacement for GSAT-7 Rukmini for Indian Navy[10] | |||
| GSAT-8 | INSAT-4G | GramSat 8[11] | 55° East | 20 May 2011 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-202 | Template:Convert | In service | To augment the capacity in the INSAT system; the GAGAN payload provides the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), through which the accuracy of the positioning information obtained from the IRNSS satellites is improved by a network of ground-based receivers and made available to users in the country through the geostationary satellites. |
| GSAT-9 | - | South Asia Satellite | 48° East | 5 May 2017 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk II F09 | Template:Convert | In service | Carried GAGAN navigation payload, a regional NAVIC navigational system developed by India, that provides navigational services to the security forces and air traffic control organizations. |
| GSAT-10 | - | 83° East | 29 September 2012[12] | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-209 | Template:Convert | In service | To augment telecommunication, direct-to-home and radio navigation services. | |
| GSAT-11 | - | 74° East | 4 December 2018 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-246 | 5854 kg
(12,906 lb) |
In service | Aimed at providing advanced telecom and direct-to-home services in the country. Heaviest satellite built by India. | |
| GSAT-12 | - | GramSat 12[13] | 83° East | 15 July 2011 | Template:Flagicon PSLV-XL C17 | Template:Convert | Decommissioned (March 2023) |
Replacement of the INSAT-3B; to provide services like tele-education, telemedicine, disaster management support and satellite internet access. Only GSAT satellite to be launched by PSLV. |
| GSAT-12R | - | CMS-01 | 83° East | 17 December 2020 | Template:Flagicon PSLV-XL C50 | Template:Cvt | In Service | Replacement satellite of GSAT-12. |
| GSAT-14 | - | 75° East | 5 January 2014 | Template:Flagicon GSLV Mk.II D5 | Template:Convert | In service | To replace the GSAT-3 satellite; launched by a GSLV Mk.II, which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage. | |
| GSAT-15 | - | 93.5° East | 10 November 2015 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-227 | Template:Convert | In service | Similar to GSAT-10 satellite; to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for direct-to-home television and VSAT services. | |
| GSAT-16 | - | 55° East | 6 December 2014 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-221 | Template:Convert | In service[14] | The communication payloads provide a combination of total 48 transponders across the three frequency bands (24 in Normal C band, 12 in Extended-C band and 12 in Ku-band) along with a Ku-band beacon transmitter, which is the highest for an Indian satellite. The spacecraft will be co-located with GSAT-8 at 55 deg E. | |
| GSAT-17 | - | 93.5° East | 28 June 2017 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-238 | 3,477 kg (7,551 lb) | In service[15] | Payload includes 24 C-band, 2 lower C-band, 12 upper C-band, 2 CxS (C-band up/S-band down), and 1 SxC (S-band up/C-band down) transponders as well as a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services. | |
| GSAT-18 | - | 74° East | 5 October 2016 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA
VA-231 |
Template:Convert | In service[15] | To provide services in Normal C-band, Upper Extended C-band and Ku bands of the frequency spectrum.[16] | |
| GSAT-19 | - | 48° East | 5 June 2017 | Template:Flagicon LVM3 D1 | Template:Convert | In service[17] | Maiden (developmental) flight of GSLV Mark III | |
| GSAT-20 | - | CMS-03 GSAT-N2[18] |
55° East | 18 November 2024[19] | Template:Flagicon Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-398 | 5,300 kg (11,684 lb) | In Service[20] | |
| GSAT-22 | - | 2024 | Template:Flagicon LVM3 | Template:Planned[21] | ||||
| GSAT-23 | - | 2024 | Template:Flagicon LVM3 | Template:Planned[21] | ||||
| GSAT-24 | - | CMS-02 GSAT-N1 |
48° East | 22 June 2022 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-257 | Template:Cvt | In Service | |
| GSAT-29 | - | 55° East | 14 November 2018 | Template:Flagicon LVM3 D2 | Template:Cvt | In service[22] | Second developmental flight of GSLV Mark III | |
| GSAT-30 | 83° East | 17 January 2020 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-251 | Template:Cvt | In Service[23] | Replacement satellite for INSAT-4A | ||
| GSAT-31 | 48° East | 6 February 2019 | Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA VA-247 | Template:Cvt | In Service[24] | |||
| GSAT-32 | GSAT-N3 | Q1 2025 | Template:Flagicon LVM3 | Template:Cvt | Template:Planned[21] | Replacement of GSAT–6A. | ||
See also
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- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)
- List of Indian satellites
- List of Satish Dhawan Space Centre launches
References
External links
Template:GSAT Satellites Template:INSAT Satellites Template:Indian spacecraft Template:Indian space programme
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