30.11.14

Gsat-16

Gsat-16, equipped with 48 transponders -the most an Isro-developed communication satellite has carried so far -will be launched at 2.08 am (IST) on December 5 from ESA's spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.Indian Space Reserach Organisation (Isro), said Ariane space's Ariane 5 will carry the 3,181 kg communication satellite to the geostationary transfer orbit. With a 12-year mission life, Gsat16 will be the 11th Indian communication satellite.
It has 12 Ku, 24C and 12 extended C-band transponders. Its primary role will be to strengthen satellite-based telecommunication services and support the civil aviation sector.

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