24.9.12

GSAT - 10



India’s much-awaited advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 will be launched from Kourou, French Guiana on September 29. The launch will take place at 2.48 am (IST) into a geosynchronous transfer orbit by Ariane-5 launch vehicle.
The GSAT-10 weighing 3400 kg at lift-off is configured to carry a total of 30 communication transponders in normal C-band, lower extended C-band and Ku-band, as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L 1 and L 5 bands. GSAT -10 is the second satellite to carry GAGAN payload after GSAT-8.


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