GSAT-16

E848623

GSAT-16 is an Indian communications satellite operated by ISRO, designed to enhance telecommunications, television broadcasting, and VSAT services across the Indian subcontinent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communications satellite
geostationary satellite
belongsToProgramme GSAT programme NERFINISHED
callsignOrDesignation GSAT-16 NERFINISHED
CbandTransponders 24
countryOfOperator India NERFINISHED
coverageArea Indian subcontinent
extendedCbandTransponders 12
KubandTransponders 12
launchContractor Arianespace NERFINISHED
launchDate 2014-12-07
launchLocation Kourou, French Guiana NERFINISHED
launchSite Guiana Space Centre NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA NERFINISHED
manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED
massAtLaunch 3100 kg
missionDurationDesign 12 years
missionType communications
numberOfTransponders 48
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
operatorAbbreviation ISRO NERFINISHED
orbitalLongitude 55° East
orbitRegime geostationary orbit
orbitType GEO
power ~6500 W
providesServiceTo India NERFINISHED
neighbouring regions of Indian subcontinent
purpose VSAT services
telecommunications
television broadcasting
replaces INSAT series capacity
spacecraftBus I-3K
spacecraftType geostationary communications satellite
status in service
transponderBand C-band
Ku-band
usesFrequencyBand C-band
Ku-band NERFINISHED

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GSAT hasComponent GSAT-16