GSAT-18
| GSAT-18 | |
|---|---|
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| Start date | October 5, 2016 at 8:30 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 VA231 |
| Launch site | Kourou |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2016-060A |
| Takeoff mass | 3425 kg |
| Empty mass | 1480 kg |
| Dimensions | 3.1 × 1.7 × 2 m |
| Span in orbit | 15 m |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Satellite bus | I3K |
| lifespan | more than 12 years |
| Stabilization | three-axis stabilized |
| operator | ISRO |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5.6 kW (EOL) |
| Power storage | 144 Ah Li-Ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 74 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
GSAT-18 is a commercial communications satellite of the Indian ISRO of the GSAT series.
It was placed in geostationary orbit on October 5, 2016 at 20:30 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Kourou rocket launch site (together with Sky Muster II ) .
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 12 Ku-band -, 12 Extended Ku-band, Ku-band two beacons, and 24 C-band - transponders equipped and will supply from the position 74 degrees East India with telecommunications services. It was built on the basis of the ISRO I3K satellite bus and has a planned service life of more than 12 years.
Web links
Commons : GSAT-18 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Launchkit (PDF) Arianespace
- ↑ a b c GSAT 18 - Ariane 5 VA231 Spaceflight 101 ; accessed on October 9, 2016
- ↑ Ariane 5 launches GSAT-18 and GSAT-18 . NASASpaceFlight.com; accessed on October 9, 2016
- ^ Ariane 5 launches Satellites for Australia & India, conducts In-Orbit Tests for successor Rocket - Ariane 5 VA231 . Spaceflight101; accessed on October 9, 2016