Bangalore: India?s advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched early today on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe?s spaceport in French Guiana. GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years, is expected to be operational by November and will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services. At 3,400 kg lift-off, GSAT-10 is the heaviest built by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was ISRO?s 101st space mission.
GSAT-10 is fitted with 30 transponders, 12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-Band, which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT and GSAT transponder capacity. It also has a navigation payload GAGAN, GPS aided Geo Augmented Navigation that would provide improved accuracy of GPS signals to be used by Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirements.
This is the second satellite in INSAT and GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, launched in May 2011.
ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan was at space agency?s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka. Minutes after the launch he said the Master Control Facility has already taken command and control of the satellite. He said they expect to operationalise GSAT-10 and make it available to the user community by November this year.
Source: http://en.keralabhooshanam.com/?p=20708
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