GSAT-15

GSAT-15
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	ISRO
Mission duration	12 years planned

Bus	I-3K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	3,164 kilograms (6,975 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	10 November 2015, 21:34:07 UTC^[1]
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	93.5° East

Transponders
Band	24 Ku-band
Bandwidth	36 megahertz

GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite similar to GSAT-10 to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. It was successfully launched on 10 November 2015, 21:34:07 UTC, from Ariane 5 rocket along with ArabSat 6B satellite.^[2]

Payload

The satellite carries 24 ku band transponders and 2 GAGAN navigational payloads.^[3] Besides that it will also carry 2 Ku-Band beacons.^[4]

Satellite

GSAT-15 has an estimated lifespan of 12 years. It will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services.^[5]^[6]

Cost

Cost of launch and insurance: about ₹ 860 Crore.^[7]

References

↑ "India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully - The Times of India".
↑ "ISRO's Diwali Gift: GSAT-15 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched". NDTV. 11 November 2015.
↑ "Future Programme". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
↑ "GSAT-15". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "Cabinet clears GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 communication satellites plans". Zee News. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
↑ "Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16". Press Information Bureau. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
↑ "Cabinet approves GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites". ANI News. ANI. June 28, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

External links

GSAT-15 on Indian Space Research Organisation

GSAT satellites

Past	GSAT-1 (2001) GSAT-2 (2003) GSAT-3 (2004) GSAT-4† (2010) GSAT-5P† (2010)

Current	GSAT-6 (2015) GSAT-7 (2013) GSAT-8 (2011) GSAT-10 (2012) GSAT-12 (2011) GSAT-14 (2014) GSAT-15 (2015) GSAT-16 (2014)

Future	GSAT-5 GSAT-6A GSAT-7A GSAT-9 GSAT-11 GSAT-11s GSAT-13 GSAT-17 GSAT-18 GSAT-19E GSAT-20

Signs † indicate launch failures.

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