INSAT-4E

INSAT 4E
GSAT-6 seen with two halves of payload faring of GSLV-D6
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorINSAT
COSPAR ID2015-041A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40880Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-6
Mission durationPlanned: 9 years
Elapsed: 9 years, 2 months, 30 days
Spacecraft properties
BusI-2K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass2,117 kilograms (4,667 lb)
Dry mass985 kg (2,172 lb)
Power3.1 kilowatts
Start of mission
Launch date27 August 2015, 11:22 (2015-08-27UTC11:22Z) UTC
RocketGSLV Mk.II D6
Launch siteSatish Dhawan SLP
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude83°E
EpochPlanned
Transponders
Band5, C x S transponders (9 megahertz bandwidth)
5, S x C transponders (2.7 megahertz bandwidth)
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INSAT-4E, also known as GSAT-6, is a member of the INSAT family and is a multimedia communication satellite that will offer a Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service across several digital multimedia terminals or consoles which can be used to provide information services to vehicles on the fly and to the mobile phones. The satellite can be used for other social and strategic applications.[1][2]

  1. ^ "ISRO proposes INSAT-4E satellite". spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  2. ^ "Space Application center". sac.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-05-29.