GSAT 10 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit

GSAT 10 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit

The orbit raising manoeuvres of GSAT 10 satellite have been successfully completed from ISRO's Master Control Facility, Hassan. The third and final orbit raising manoeuvre was performed this

 morning (October 03, 2012) to place the GSAT 10 in an orbit with 35,734 km apogee (farthest point to earth), 35,585 km perigee (nearest point to earth) and an inclination of 0.172 degree with respect to the equator. Currently, the orbital period of GSAT 10 is 23 hours 50 minutes

GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in 2012. It will field C and Ku band transponders, and includes a navigation payload to augment GAGANcapacity.

GSAT-10

· Communication satellite of India, built by ISRO

· It carries 30 communication transponders — 12 in Ku-band, 12 in C-band and 6 in extended C-band.

· It has design life of 15 years, built at a cost of Rs.750 crore.

· It will enhance telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services.

· It is the second satellite in INSAT/GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, launched in May 2011.

The satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched early on 29 September 2012 at 2:48 am (IST) on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.

GAGAN: The GPS aided geo augmented navigation or GPS and geo-augmented navigation system (GAGAN) is a planned implementation of a regional satellite-based augmentation system(SBAS) by the Indian government