Mission type | Communication |
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COSPAR ID | 2012-051B |
SATCAT no. | 38779![]() |
Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: 11 years, 10 months, 22 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-3K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 3,435 kilograms (7,573 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,498 kilograms (3,303 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 29 September 2012 |
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Transponders | |
Band | 12 Ku band 12 C-band 6 Lower Extended C-band 2 L1 & L5 bands (GAGAN) |
Bandwidth | 36 megahertz |
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.