GSAT-10

GSAT-10
Mission typeCommunication
COSPAR ID2012-051B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.38779Edit this on Wikidata
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years
Elapsed: 12 years, 1 month, 28 days
Spacecraft properties
BusI-3K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass3,435 kilograms (7,573 lb)
Dry mass1,498 kilograms (3,303 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date29 September 2012 (2012-09-29)
RocketAriane 5ECA
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Transponders
Band12 Ku band
12 C-band
6 Lower Extended C-band
2 L1 & L5 bands (GAGAN)
Bandwidth36 megahertz
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GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in September 2012. It has 12 KU Band, 12 C Band and 6 lower extended c band transponders, and included a navigation payload to augment GAGAN capacity.[2] Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in Geosynchronous orbit at 83.0° East, from where it will provide communication services in India.

  1. ^ "GSAT-10 Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "GSAT-10". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2012-04-12.