Engineering:GSAT-31
 GSAT-31 in deployed configuration | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: 5 years, 16 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-2K |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 2,536 kg (5,591 lb) |
| Power | solar arrays, batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 February 2019 |
| Rocket | Ariance 5 VCA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Slot | 82.95°E[1] 48°E (Feb to Sept 2019) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku |
GSAT-31 is a high-throughput telecommunication satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[2]
Mission
The satellite's main communication payload is Ku band and acts as a replacement of the aging INSAT-4CR.[2] The satellite provides advanced telecommunication to the Indian subcontinent. It is used for VSAT networks, television uplinks, digital signage new gathering, DTH services and other communication systems. This is the 40th communication satellite launched by ISRO and the 22nd launch of ISRO satellite by Arianespace.[3][4][5]
Launch
The satellite was launched through the 103rd flight of Ariane 5 ECA on 5 February 2019 at 21:01 UTC, the vehicle also deployed Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1.[6]
The launch of the GSAT-30 and GSAT-31 by Arianespace is expected to cost Rs 950 crore.[7]
Relocation
In July 2019, GSAT-31 maneuvered to lower its altitude and drifted eastward to reach new slot at 82.95°E on 31 August 2019.
References
- ↑ "Historical satellite position data for GSAT-31". https://www.satellite-calculations.com/Satellite/getpositionhistory.php?44035.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GSAT 31 Brochure". https://www.isro.gov.in/gsat-31/gsat-31-brochure.
- ↑ "India's 40th Communication Satellite, GSAT-31, Launched". https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-40th-communication-satellite-gsat-31-launched-1988977.
- ↑ "For its first mission of 2019, Arianespace to launch two telecommunications satellites with Ariane 5" (in en-US). http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/for-its-first-mission-of-2019-arianespace-to-launch-two-telecommunications-satellites-with-ariane-5/.
- ↑ "Arianespace VA247 launchkit". http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VA247-launchkit-EN.pdf.
- ↑ Bergin, Chris (5 February 2019). "Ariane 5 launches Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 and GSAT 31". NASASpaceFlight. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/02/ariane-5-hellas-sat-4-saudigeosat-1-gsat-31-launch/.
- ↑ "ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11". https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/aug/01/isro-faces-costly-proposition-over-recall-of-gsat-11-1851412.html.
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