Isro Successfully Launches Communications Satellite Gsat 6a

India on thursday successfully launched the gsat 6a satellite that would provide mobile communication facilities using its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv f08 in a.

Isro successfully launches communications satellite gsat 6a.

Today s launch adds another feather in isro s cap as it is mastering the technique of making home made communicati on satellites. Gsat 6a similar to gsat 6 is a high power s band communication satellite configured around i 2k bus. Isro s launches gslv f08 carrying the gsat6a communication satellite from satish dhawan space centre sdsc in sriharikota andhra pradesh. India s geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv f08 successfully launched gsat 6a satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit gto today march 29 2018.

The mission life of spacecraft planned is about 10 years. The indian space research organisation isro has launched the gsat 6a communication satellite from its launch pad at the satish dhawan space centre in sriharikota andhra pradesh. Due to power failure during its orbit raising. The gsat 6a satellite will be put into orbit around 17 minutes after the rocket s lift off.

Today s launch of gslv was its twelfth and took place from the second launch pad at satish dhawan space centre sdsc shar sriharikota the spaceport of india. The satellite will also provide a platform for developing technologies such as demonstration of 6 m s band unfurlable antenna handheld ground terminals and network management techniques that could be useful in satellite based mobile. Gsat 6a was a communication satellite launched by the indian space research organisation it featured a 6 metre 20 ft unfurlable s band antenna similar to the one used on gsat 6. Department of space indian space research organisation public notice attention.

Around 17 minutes after lift off the three stage gslv mk ll rocket flying on gslv f08 mission successfully injected the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The launch of gslv f08 carrying gsat 6a took place from the second launch pad slp in satish dhawan space centre shar sriharikota gslv f08 gsat 6a mission was launched on thursday march 29 2018 at 16 56 hrs ist. This is the fifth consecutive success achieved by gslv carrying. Gsat 6a is similar to gsat 6 a high power s band communication satellite built on i 2k satellite bus with a mission life of about ten years the isro said.