GSAT-30

GSAT 30
	Render of GSAT-30 spacecraft in deployed configuration
Mission type	Communications
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2020-005A
SATCAT no.	45026
Mission duration	15 years (planned); 4 years, 19 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	I-3K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre; Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	3,357 kg (7,401 lb)
Power	6000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	16 January 2020, 21:05 UTC
Rocket	Ariance 5 ECA (VA-251)
Launch site	Kourou, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	83.0° East
Transponders
Band	12 × C-band; 12 × Ku-band
Coverage area	Asia, Australia
	GSAT ← GSAT-31 CMS-01 →

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GSAT-30 is a telecommunications satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).^[2]^[3]

Mission[edit]

The satellite's main communication payload is 12 Ku band transponders for covering Indian mainland and islands and 12 C-band transponders for extended coverage over Asia and Australia. The satellite will act as a replacement for the defunct INSAT-4A.^[2] The satellite provides advanced telecommunication services to the Indian subcontinent. It is used for Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) networks, television uplinks, digital satellite news gathering, Direct-broadcast satellite (DTH) services and other communication systems. This is the 41st communication satellite launched by ISRO and the 24th launch of ISRO satellite by Arianespace.^[5]^[3]^[6]

Satellite[edit]

The satellite is based on ISRO's I-3K bus. It was assembled by a consortium of mid-sized industries led by Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. at ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment at Bengaluru.^[7]

Launch[edit]

GSAT-30 satellite was launched aboard Ariane 5 launch vehicle (VA251) from French Guiana on 21:05 UTC, 16 January 2020 or 02:35 IST, 17 January 2020.^[8] After three orbit raising burns with cumulative duration of 2 hours 29 minutes,^[9] GSAT-30 acquired station at 81° East on 25 January 2020.^[10]

The launch of the GSAT-30 and GSAT-31 by Arianespace is expected to cost Rs 950 crore.^[11]

References[edit]

↑ "Display: GSAT-30 2020-005A". NASA. Retrieved 21 February 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "VA251 launch kit" (PDF). Arianespace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "GSAT-30 launch kit". ISRO. 13 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
↑ "First Spacebus Neo satellite launched". ESA. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
↑ "GSAT-30 is installed on Ariane 5 for Arianespace's first mission of 2020". Arianespace. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
↑ "ISRO's GSAT-30 Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Ariane Rocket". The Wire. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
↑ "ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite launched, to replace ageing INSAT-4A". The Hindu. 17 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
↑ "India's communication satellite GSAT-30 launched successfully". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
↑ "GSAT-30 update". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
↑ "Historical satellite position data for GSAT-30 for the month of January 2020". satellite-calculations.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
↑ "ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[Display-1] "Display: GSAT-30 2020-005A". NASA. Retrieved 21 February 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[VA251_LK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "VA251 launch kit" (PDF). Arianespace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[GSAT30_LK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "GSAT-30 launch kit". ISRO. 13 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[4] "First Spacebus Neo satellite launched". ESA. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[gsat30-5] "GSAT-30 is installed on Ariane 5 for Arianespace's first mission of 2020". Arianespace. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[6] "ISRO's GSAT-30 Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Ariane Rocket". The Wire. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[7] "ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite launched, to replace ageing INSAT-4A". The Hindu. 17 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[8] "India's communication satellite GSAT-30 launched successfully". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[9] "GSAT-30 update". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[10] "Historical satellite position data for GSAT-30 for the month of January 2020". satellite-calculations.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[11] "ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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v t e GSAT satellites
Past	GSAT-1† (Apr 2001) GSAT-2 (May 2003) GSAT-3 / EDUSAT (Sep 2004) GSAT-4† (Apr 2010) GSAT-5P† (Dec 2010)
Active	GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G (May 2011) GSAT-12 (Jul 2011) GSAT-10 (Sep 2012) GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F (Aug 2013) GSAT-14 (Jan 2014) GSAT-16 (Dec 2014) GSAT-6 / INSAT-4E (Aug 2015) GSAT-15 (Nov 2015) GSAT-18 (Oct 2016) GSAT-9 / South Asia Satellite (May 2017) GSAT-19 (Jun 2017) GSAT-17 (Jun 2017) GSAT-6A (Mar 2018) GSAT-29 (Nov 2018) GSAT-11 (Dec 2018) GSAT-7A (Dec 2018) GSAT-31 (Feb 2019) GSAT-30 (Jan 2020) CMS-01 / GSAT-12R (Dec 2020) CMS-02 / GSAT-24 (Jun 2022)
Planned	GSAT-7B GSAT-7C GSAT-7R GSAT-20 GSAT-21 GSAT-22 GSAT-23 GSAT-25 GSAT-26 GSAT-27 GSAT-28 GSAT-32 GSAT-UHF
Cancelled	GSAT-5 / INSAT-4D
Signs † indicate launch failures.

v t e Orbital launches in 2020
January	Starlink 2 (60 satellites) TJSW-5 Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01, ÑuSat 7, 8, Tianqi-5 Yinhe-1 / GS-SparkSat-03 / Galaxy-1 Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30 Starlink 3 (60 satellites) NROL-151
February	OneWeb × 34 IGS-Optical 7 Zafar 1† Solar Orbiter Cygnus NG-13 Starlink 4 (60 satellites) JCSAT-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B XJS-C, D, E, F Meridian-M 9
March	SpaceX CRS-20 BeiDou-3 G2Q Xinjishu Yanzheng-6 GLONASS-M 760 Starlink 5 (60 satellites) OneWeb × 34 Yaogan 30-06 01, 02, 03 AEHF-6
April	Soyuz MS-16 Nusantara Dua† Noor Starlink 6 (60 satellites) Progress MS-14
May	Chinese next-generation crewed spacecraft / Flexible Inflatable Cargo Return Module Xingyun-2 01, 02 X-37B OTV-6 / FalconSAT-8 HTV-9 EKS-4 LauncherOne†, Starshine 4† XJS-G, XJS-H Crew Dragon Demo-2
June	Starlink 7 (60 satellites) Starlink 8 (58 satellites)
July	Progress MS-15
August	Starlink 9 (57 satellites) Starlink 10 (58 satellites)
September	Vega VV16 (65 satellites) Starlink 11 (60 satellites)
October	Cygnus NG-14 Soyuz MS-17 Starlink 12 (60 satellites) Starlink 13 (60 satellites) Starlink 14 (60 satellites)
November	SpaceX Crew-1 Chang'e 5 Vega VV17†, SEOSat-Ingenio†, TARANIS† Starlink 15 (60 satellites)
December	SpaceX CRS-21
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller. Crewed flights are bolded. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in brackets).