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.