GSAT-15

GSAT-15

Mission type	Communication
Operator	ISRO
Mission duration	12 years planned
Spacecraft properties
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]

See also

• Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System
• Global Navigation Satellite System
• GPS
• GSAT

References

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