The high power facilitated by a large antenna allows the satellite s signals to be received on ground through smaller possibly handheld devices.
Gsat 6a communication satellite.
Isro has scheduled the launch of the gsat 6a a powerful communication satellite for march 29.
Gsat 6 was launched in 2015.
The gsat 6a weighs two tonnes has a planned life of 10 years and has been catalogued by isro as a high power s band communication satellite.
India successfully launches gsat 6a communication satellite 29 mar 2018 06 12 pm ist sriharikota andhra pradesh march 29 ians india on thursday successfully launched the gsat 6a satellite that would provide mobile communication facilities using its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv f08 in a copy book style.
The satellite will be able to send and receive signals from hand held devices.
Gsat 6a is a communication satellite built by isro to provide mobile communication services through multi beam coverage.
The gsat 6a the twin of the gsat 6 is a high power s band communication satellite built on i 2k satellite bus with a mission life of about ten years.
The mission life of spacecraft planned is about 10 years.
Gsat 6a was a communication satellite launched by the indian space research organisation.
Three times broader than those generally in isro satellites which will enable the satellite to provide mobile communication for the country through handheld ground terminals whereas.
Gsat 6a similar to its predecessor gsat 6 is a high power s band communication satellite with a mission life of some 10 years.
Around 17 minutes after lift off the three stage gslv mk ll rocket flying on gslv f08 mission successfully injected the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Gsat 6a similar to gsat 6 is a high power s band communication satellite configured around i 2k bus.
They also said indian space research organisation s isro ability to link up again with the rs 270 crore gsat 6a satellite seemed to be remote as it was more than 48 hours since the communication got snapped.
In the coming days the orbit of gsat 6a will be raised from its present gto to the final circular geostationary orbit gso by firing the satellite s liquid apogee motor lam in stages.
The satellite will also provide a platform for developing technologies such as demonstration of 6 m s band unfurlable antenna handheld ground terminals and network management.
The launch will happen on thursday from sriharikota space port in andhra pradesh at 4 56 pm ist all.
For this it is equipped with s and c band transponders.
It featured a 6 metre 20 ft unfurlable s band antenna similar to the one used on gsat 6.