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| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-100B |
| SATCAT no. | 43824 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-6K Bus |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 5,854 kilograms (12,906 lb) |
| Power | 13.6 kilowatts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 December 2018, 20:37 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 VA246 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
| Contractor | Arianespace, ESA |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 74° East[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku/Ka band |
| Bandwidth | 16 Gbps |
GSAT-11 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite.[3][4] The 5854 kg[5] satellite is based on the new I-6K Bus and carries 40 transponders in the Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies (32 Ka × Ku-Band Forward Link Transponders and 8 Ku × Ka band Return Link Transponders), which are capable of providing up to 16 Gbit/s throughput.[5] GSAT-11 is India's heaviest satellite.[6]
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- ^ a b "GSAT-11 press kit" (PDF). ISRO.gov.in. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "The Hindu Explains: GSAT-11, India's heaviest satellite". The Hindu.