GSAT-10 Ready For ISRO's 101th Mission, Will Carry 30 Communication Transponders
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Oct 27, 2024
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ISRO's 101th mission, GSAT-10 is ready for the launch at the French Guyana. The satellite will be launched from the Kourou launch base on September 29, at 0248 hrs (IST). The satellite is the heaviest satellite ISRO has ever built with weight totalling 3400 kg at the lift off. The Ariane-5 launch vehicle will carry the GSAT-10 and ASTRA-2F - a communication satellite. Indians will be able to view the live broadcast of the launch via Doordarshan TV channel.
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The satellite will take about 31 minutes after the launch to attain Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit; with perigee of 250 km & apogee of 36k km. After that, the GSAT-10 will move to Geostationary Orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the equator by using the satellite propulsion systems. Once this is achieved, the satellite will deploy the solar panels - to act as the source of energy for the internal electrical systems and the antennas for communication with the control center. Over the next few days, it will perform a number of in-orbit tests before going fully functional in November 2012.
GSAT-10 is fully equipped with 30 communication transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and 6 Extended C-Band) to improve the INSAT/GSAT capacity. The GAGAN navigation system will offer better GPS signal to be used by the Airports  Authority Of India for Civil Aviation needs.
We'll keep following the news and updates on this front. Check out the complete ISRO press release on following source location.
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The satellite will take about 31 minutes after the launch to attain Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit; with perigee of 250 km & apogee of 36k km. After that, the GSAT-10 will move to Geostationary Orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the equator by using the satellite propulsion systems. Once this is achieved, the satellite will deploy the solar panels - to act as the source of energy for the internal electrical systems and the antennas for communication with the control center. Over the next few days, it will perform a number of in-orbit tests before going fully functional in November 2012.
GSAT-10 is fully equipped with 30 communication transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and 6 Extended C-Band) to improve the INSAT/GSAT capacity. The GAGAN navigation system will offer better GPS signal to be used by the Airports  Authority Of India for Civil Aviation needs.
We'll keep following the news and updates on this front. Check out the complete ISRO press release on following source location.
Source: #-Link-Snipped-#