GSAT-8

GSAT-8

GSAT-8
Mission type	Communication
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2011-022A
Mission duration	12 Years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	I-3K
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	3,093 kilograms (6,819 lb)
Dry mass	1,426 kilograms (3,144 lb)
Power	6,242 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	20 May 2011, 20:38 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA VA202
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	55° East
Transponders
Band	24 Ku band

GSAT-8 is communication satellite. It was constructed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, as part of INSAT system. GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011 from Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket, an Ariane 5 was the carrier, marketed by the European Arianespace.

Launch

Prior to launch, the spacecraft was transported from India to Cayenne – Rochambeau Airport in French Guiana by an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft. The success of the launch is said to have made up for the previous loss of two satellites on the indigenous GSLV rocket.^[1][2]

References

1. "GSAT-8 communication satellite launched successfully, India’s advanced communication satellite". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
2. Naravane, Vaiju (21 May 2011). "Ariane 5 launches GSAT-8 from French Guiana, India’s advanced communication satellite". Chennai, India: The Hindu.