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{{Short description|Indian communication satellite}}
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| SATCAT                = 41028
| SATCAT                = 41028
| website              = [http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 GSAT-15]
| website              = [http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 GSAT-15]
| mission_duration      = Planned: 12 years<ref name="GSAT15">{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 |title=GSAT-15 |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation}}</ref> <br/> Elapsed: {{time interval|11 November 2015 21:34:07|show=ymd|sep=,}}
| mission_duration      = Planned: 12 years<ref name="GSAT15">{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 |title=GSAT-15 |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904044806/http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <br/> Elapsed: {{time interval|11 November 2015 21:34:07|show=ymd|sep=,}}


| spacecraft_bus        = [[I-3K]]
| spacecraft_bus        = [[I-3K]]
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| power                = 6,200 watts<ref name="GSAT15" />
| power                = 6,200 watts<ref name="GSAT15" />


| launch_date          = {{start-date|df=yes|10 November 2015, 21:34:07}}&nbsp;UTC<ref name="nasasf20151110">{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/11/ariane-5-arabsat-6b-gsat-15-dual-launch/ |title=Ariane 5 successfully launches Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 |work=[[NASASpaceFlight.com]] |first=Chris |last=Bergin |date=10 November 2015 |access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-communications-satellite-GSAT-15-launched-successfully/articleshow/49743260.cms |title=India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |first=Chethan |last=Kumar |date=11 November 2015}}</ref>
| launch_date          = {{start-date|10 November 2015, 21:34:07}}&nbsp;UTC<ref name="nasasf20151110">{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/11/ariane-5-arabsat-6b-gsat-15-dual-launch/ |title=Ariane 5 successfully launches Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 |work=[[NASASpaceFlight.com]] |first=Chris |last=Bergin |date=10 November 2015 |access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-communications-satellite-GSAT-15-launched-successfully/articleshow/49743260.cms |title=India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |first=Chethan |last=Kumar |date=11 November 2015}}</ref>
| launch_rocket        = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]], VA-227<ref name="nasasf20151110" />
| launch_rocket        = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]], VA-227<ref name="nasasf20151110" />
| launch_site          = [[Guiana Space Centre|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]]
| launch_site          = [[Guiana Space Centre|Kourou]] [[ELA-3]]
| launch_contractor    = [[Arianespace]]
| launch_contractor    = [[Arianespace]]
| entered_service      = 4 January 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-jan-2016/gsat-15-satellite-operational-health-of-spacecraft-normal |title=GSAT-15 Satellite is Operational... |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation |date=4 January 2016}}</ref>
| entered_service      = 4 January 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-jan-2016/gsat-15-satellite-operational-health-of-spacecraft-normal |title=GSAT-15 Satellite is Operational... |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=12 June 2017 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906233057/http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-jan-2016/gsat-15-satellite-operational-health-of-spacecraft-normal |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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==Satellite==
==Satellite==
GSAT-15 has an estimated lifespan of 12 years. It will augment telecommunication, Direct-to-Home and radio navigation services.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/cabinet-clears-gsat-15-and-gsat-16-communication-satellites-plans_858407.html |publisher=Zee News |title=Cabinet clears GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellites plans |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="pib">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98889 |title=Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 |publisher=Press Information Bureau |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref>
GSAT-15 has an estimated lifespan of 12 years. It will augment telecommunication, Direct-to-Home and radio navigation services.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/space/cabinet-clears-gsat-15-and-gsat-16-communication-satellites-plans_858407.html |publisher=Zee News |title=Cabinet clears GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellites plans |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="pib">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98889 |title=Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 |publisher=Press Information Bureau |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref>


==Cost==
==Cost==
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==See also==
==See also==
 
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* [[Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System]]
* [[Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System]]
* [[Global Navigation Satellite System]]
* [[Global Navigation Satellite System]]

Latest revision as of 06:27, 17 December 2025


GSAT-15
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2015-065A
SATCAT no.41028
WebsiteGSAT-15
Mission durationPlanned: 12 years[1]
Elapsed: 10 years, 8 months, 26 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 →
 

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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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Cost[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "GSAT-15". Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "GSAT-15 Satellite is Operational..." Indian Space Research Organisation. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bergin, Chris (10 November 2015). "Ariane 5 successfully launches Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Chethan (11 November 2015). "India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully". The Times of India. Times News Network.
  5. ↑ "GSAT-15 - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "ISRO's Diwali Gift: GSAT-15 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched". NDTV. 11 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Future Programme". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cabinet clears GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellites plans". Zee News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16". Press Information Bureau. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cabinet approves GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites". ANI News. ANI. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

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