Gsat 17 Communication Satellite

3477 kg mission life.

Gsat 17 communication satellite.

Gsat 17 was launched in the early morning hours using the european ariane 5 launch vehicle from kourou french guiana. The communication satellite is the latest being inducted into the indian national satellite insat system. But this is good news that now 21 private tv channels also available in this satellite. I 3k i 3000 bus orbit.

Guiana space center launch vehicle. The satellite carries a payload consisting of 24 c band transponders 2 lower extended c band transponders 12 upper extended c band transponders 2 2 mss forward return link transponders and one drt and sas r transponder. Gsat 17 is an indian communications satellite. Here are key things to know about gsat 17.

15 years ariane 5 va 238 type of satellite. Gsat 17 the country s newly launched communication satellite will soon join the fleet of 17 working indian communication satellites in space and augment their overall capacity to some extent. 93 e 93 5 e norad. You can get all regional and other doordarshan channels in mpeg 4 quality.

3477 dry mass kg. India s gsat 17 communication satellite launched successfully. This was the third launch of a communication satellite by isro in the last two months. Today june 29 2017 gsat 17 became india s third communication satellite to successfully reach orbit in the past two months.

Built by isro and operated by insat it carries 24 c band 2 lower c band 12 upper c band 2 cxs c band up s band down and 1 sxc s band up c band down transponders. Here is information about gsat 17 satellite launch mass. Gsat 17 is based on the i 3k bus with a launch mass of 3425 kg and 6 kw power generation capacity. Gsat 17 is a newly launched satellite by isro available at a position of 93 5 east.

Ariane 5 eca launch mass kg. Weighing 3477 kg at lift off gsat 17 carries payloads in normal c band extended c band and s band to provide various communication services. At the time of launch gsat 17 was the heaviest satellite built by isro. Indian space research organization isro model bus.

Gsat 17 satellite has normal c band extended c band and s band to provide various communication services. Weighing 3477 kg at lift off gsat 17 carries payloads in normal c extended c and s bands to provide various communication services. Indian national satellite insat launch date. On may 5 gsat 9 popularly known as the south asia satellite had flown on isro s own gslv rocket.

Isro s third communication satellite in 2 months the launch happened at 2 45 am india time. Gsat 17 also carries equipment for metereological data.