Engineering:GSAT-15

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GSAT-15
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2015-065A
SATCAT no.41028
WebsiteGSAT-15
Mission durationPlanned: 12 years[1]
Elapsed: 8 years, 3 months, 7 days
Spacecraft properties
BusI-3K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass3,164 kg (6,975 lb)[1]
Dry mass1,440 kg (3,175 lb)[1]
Power6,200 watts[1]
Start of mission
Launch date10 November 2015, 21:34:07 (2015-11-10UTC21:34:07) UTC[3][4]
RocketAriane 5 ECA, VA-227[3]
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Entered service4 January 2016[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude93.5° E
Perigee altitude35,774 km (22,229 mi)
Apogee altitude35,799 km (22,244 mi)
Inclination0.0728°
Epoch11 June 2017, 00:27:58 UTC[5]
Transponders
Band24 × Ku band
Bandwidth36 MHz
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GSAT-18 →
 

GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite similar to GSAT-10 to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. It was successfully launched on 10 November 2015 at 21:34:07 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, along with the ArabSat 6B satellite.[6]

Payload

The satellite carries 24 Ku band transponders and a GAGAN navigational payload operating in the L1 and L5 bands.[1][7] Besides that it will also carry 2 Ku band beacons.[1]

Satellite

GSAT-15 has an estimated lifespan of 12 years. It will augment telecommunication, Direct-to-Home and radio navigation services.[8][9]

Cost

Cost of launch and insurance: about ₹860 Crore.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "GSAT-15". Indian Space Research Organisation. http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15. 
  2. ↑ "GSAT-15 Satellite is Operational...". Indian Space Research Organisation. 4 January 2016. http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-jan-2016/gsat-15-satellite-operational-health-of-spacecraft-normal. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bergin, Chris (10 November 2015). "Ariane 5 successfully launches Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15". NASASpaceFlight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/11/ariane-5-arabsat-6b-gsat-15-dual-launch/. 
  4. ↑ Kumar, Chethan (11 November 2015). "India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully". The Times of India. Times News Network. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-communications-satellite-GSAT-15-launched-successfully/articleshow/49743260.cms. 
  5. ↑ "GSAT-15 - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 11 June 2017. http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=41028. 
  6. ↑ "ISRO's Diwali Gift: GSAT-15 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched". NDTV. 11 November 2015. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-latest-communication-satellite-gsat-15-successfully-launched-1242353. 
  7. ↑ "Future Programme". Indian Space Research Organisation. http://www.isro.org/scripts/futureprogramme.aspx. 
  8. ↑ "Cabinet clears GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellites plans". Zee News. http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/cabinet-clears-gsat-15-and-gsat-16-communication-satellites-plans_858407.html. 
  9. ↑ "Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16". Press Information Bureau. 29 August 2013. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98889. 
  10. ↑ "Cabinet approves GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites". ANI News. ANI. 28 June 2013. http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story118125/cabinet-approves-gsat-15-gsat-16-communication-satellites.html. 



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