GSAT-17

GSAT-17
Mission type Communication
Operator Indian National Satellite System
Website http://isro.gov.in/gsat-17
Mission duration Planned: 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus I-3K
Manufacturer ISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass 3,425 kilograms (7,551 lb)[1]
Power 6,000 W
Start of mission
Launch date Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000).[1]
Rocket Ariane 5 ECA[1]
Launch site Guiana Space Centre, ELA-3[1]
Contractor Arianespace[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 93.5° E
Transponders
Band 24 × C band
2 × lower C band
12 × upper C band
2 × C-up/S-down
2 × S-up/C-down
1 × DRT & SAR

GSAT-17 is a planned Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it will carry 24 C-band, 2 lower C-band, 12 upper C-band, 2 CxS (C-band up/S-band down), and 2 SxC (S-band up/C-band down) transponders. It will additionally carry a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.[2]

The satellite is expected to launch in the 2016-2017 time frame aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Annual Report 2015-2016" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. December 2015. p. 28.
  2. Krebs, Gunter D. "GSat 17". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.