Engineering:GSAT-17

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GSAT-17
GSAT-17 Deployed.png
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorIndian National Satellite System
COSPAR ID2017-040B
SATCAT no.42815
Websitehttp://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-17
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years
Elapsed: 7 years, 13 days
Spacecraft properties
BusI-3K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass3,477 kg (7,665 lb)[1][2]
Dry mass1,480 kg (3,263 lb)[3]
Power6,200 watts[3]
Start of mission
Launch date28 June 2017, 21:15 (2017-06-28UTC21:15) UTC[1][2]
RocketAriane 5 ECA, VA238[1]
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre, ELA-3[4]
ContractorArianespace[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude93.5° E[2]
Transponders
Band24 × C band
2 × lower C band
12 × upper C band
2 × C-up/S-down
1 × S-up/C-down
1 × DRT & SAR
Coverage areaIndia, Middle East, Southeast Asia[5] and Antarctica[6]
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GSAT-6A →
 

GSAT-17 is an Indian communications satellite. 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. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.[7] At the time of launch, GSAT-17 was the heaviest satellite built by ISRO.[8]

The satellite was launched on 28 June 2017 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.[1][2][9] GSAT-17 is the 21st satellite from ISRO to be launched by Arianespace.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bergin, Chris (28 June 2017). "Ariane 5 conducts dual payload launch for three providers". NASASpaceFlight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/06/ariane-5-dual-payload-launch-three-providers/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Clark, Stephen (28 June 2017). "Ariane 5 rocket tallies 80th straight success with on-target satellite launch". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/28/ariane-5-rocket-tallies-80th-straight-success-with-on-target-satellite-launch/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "GSAT-17 brochure". Indian Space Research Organisation. http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/GSAT-17_Brochure/files/assets/common/downloads/GSAT-17%20Brochure.pdf. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Annual Report 2015-2016" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. December 2015. p. 28. http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/article-files/right-to-information/annual_report-15-16.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Satellite Details - GSAT 17". Satbeams.com. https://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=42815. 
  6. ↑ "Indias latest communication satellite GSAT-17 launched". India Today. Press Trust of India. 29 June 2017. https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/indias-latest-communication-satellite-gsat-17-launched-951946-2017-06-29. 
  7. ↑ "Salient features of GSAT-17". ISRO Satellite Centre. http://www.isac.gov.in/communication/html/gsat-17.jsp. 
  8. ↑ "Heaviest satellite of ISRO launched". The Hindu. 30 June 2017. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/heaviest-satellite-of-isro-launched/article19182436.ece. 
  9. ↑ "Communication satellite GSAT-17 launched from French Guiana". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 29 June 2017. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/gsat-17-indias-18th-operational-communication-satellite-in-orbit/articleshow/59361642.cms. 
  10. ↑ "Ariane Flight VA238". Arianespace. http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va238/. 



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