Spacecraft data:
Prime contractor | ISRO |
Operator | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Platform | |
Mass at launch | 3025 kg |
Dry Mass | 1335 kg |
Basic shape | Box+ 2panels + 2dishes |
Dimension (m) | 2.0x1.77x3.10 15.4 span |
Solar array | |
Stabilization | It uses 3 earth sensors, 2 digital sun sensors, 8 coarse analog sun sensors, 3 solar
panel sun sensors and one sensor processing electronics. The wheels and wheel drive electronics were imported with indigenous wheel interface module to interface the wheel drive electronics and AOCE. |
Propulsion | The propulsion system is employing 16 thrusters, 4 each located on east, west and AY
sides and 2 each on north and south sides. There is one 440 N liquid apogee motor (using Mono Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) as
fuel and oxides of Nitrogen ( MON3 as oxidizer) and three presurant tanks mounted on the LAM deck. |
DC power | 5859 W |
Equipment | 12 Ku band high power transponders covering Indian main land using 140W radiatively cooled TWTAs.
12 C band high power transponders with extended coverage, covering southeast and northwest region apart from Indian main land using 63 W TWTAs |
Design lifetime | > million years - active: 12 yrs - still active |
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Location:
Begin | End | Position |
| | 93.5° E |
July 2012 | | 93.48° E |
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