GSat 6 satellite

GSat 6

India

Spacecraft nº:

India spacecraft nº: 78

Launch data:

Designation	40880 / 15041A
Launch date	27 Aug 2015 - 11:22 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, SLP
Launch vehicle	GSLV Mk.2
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35676 x 35837 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	1.2 °
Period	1436.1 min

GSat 6

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	ISRO
Platform	I-2K (I-2000) bus
Operator	Insat
Mass at launch	2117 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	5 C × S transponders (9 MHz bandwidth), 5 S × C transponders (2.7 MHz bandwidth)
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion	440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor
DC power	2 deployable solar arrays
Design lifetime	9 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Sep 2015	83° E

Description:

GSAT 6 is an Indian geostationary satellite that carries S-band and C-band communications payloads with five spot beams and one nationwide beam. The main user of the GSAT 6 satellite will be the Indian military.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR715), #14, #228 - update: 28.01.16