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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indian Air Force Indian Army[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-105A |
| SATCAT no. | 43864 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 8 years Elapsed: 5 years, 9 months, 21 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-2K |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 2,250 kilograms (4,960 lb) |
| Power | 3.3 kilowatts[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 December 2018 10:40 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | GSLV Mk.II F11 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Slot | 63°E[4] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku band |
| Coverage area | India |
GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.[5]
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- ^ "Specifications for 11m Ku‐Band Full Motion Antenna Systems" (PDF). ISRO.gov.in. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ D.s, Madhumathi (2018-12-16). "ISRO's GSAT-7A to add more heft to Air Force". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-12-20.