GSAT-17
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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Indian National Satellite System |
COSPAR ID | 2017-040B |
SATCAT no. | 42815 |
Website | http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-17 |
Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: 6 years, 7 months, 14 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-3K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 3,477 kg (7,665 lb)[1][2] |
Dry mass | 1,480 kg (3,263 lb)[3] |
Power | 6,200 watts[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 June 2017, 21:15UTC[1][2] |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA, VA238[1] |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre, ELA-3[4] |
Contractor | Arianespace[4] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 93.5° E[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 × C band 2 × lower C band 12 × upper C band 2 × C-up/S-down 1 × S-up/C-down 1 × DRT & SAR |
Coverage area | India, Middle East, Southeast Asia[5] and Antarctica[6] |
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[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bergin, Chris (28 June 2017). "Ariane 5 conducts dual payload launch for three providers". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "GSAT-17 brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Annual Report 2015-2016" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. December 2015. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-05.
- ↑ "Satellite Details - GSAT 17". Satbeams.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Indias latest communication satellite GSAT-17 launched". India Today. Press Trust of India. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Salient features of GSAT-17". ISRO Satellite Centre. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Heaviest satellite of ISRO launched". The Hindu. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Communication satellite GSAT-17 launched from French Guiana". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ariane Flight VA238". Arianespace. Retrieved 29 January 2018.