GSat 8 (Insat 4G) (original) (raw)
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GSat 8 [ISRO]
GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G is an Indian Ku-band satellite carrying 18 transponders similar to that of INSAT-4A and INSAT-4B. It carries 2 BSS transponders and a GAGAN (Navstar Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) payload (satellite navigation for aviation). The satellite was originally planned to be launched during 2008-09, but was postponed until 2011.
INSAT-4 series is planned to have seven satellites, INSAT-4A through INSAT-4G. The transponder capacity of this series has been worked out after evaluating the requirement projected by different uses/user departments. It is planned that, by 2007, INSAT system will have about 250 transponders in various bands catering to a demand of up to 11 GigaBits Per Second (GBPS) capacity.
| Nation: | India |
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| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Insat |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | 18 Ku-band transponders, 2 BSS transponders, GAGAN payload |
| Configuration: | I-3K (I-3000) Bus |
| Propulsion: | 440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor |
| Power: | 2 solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 12 years |
| Mass: | 3150 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
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| GSAT 8 (Insat 4G) | 2011-022A | 20.05.2011 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with ST 2 |
| Further Insat missions: Insat 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D [Insat-1 Bus] Insat 2A, 2B [I-2K] Insat 2C, 2D [I-2K] Insat 2DT [Spacebus-1000] Insat 2E [I-2K] Insat 3A [I-2K] Insat 3B [I-2K] Insat 3C [I-2K] Insat 3D [I-2K] Insat 3DR, 3DS [I-2K] Insat 3E [I-2K] Insat 4A, 4B [I-3K] Insat 4C, 4CR [I-2K] Insat 4D [I-2K] Insat 4E [I-2K] Insat 4F [I-2K] Insat 4G [I-3K] | Further GSat missions: GSat 1 [I-2K] GSat 2 [I-2K] GSat 3 (EduSat) [I-2K] GSat 4 (HealthSat) [I-2K] GSat 5 [I-2K] GSat 5P [I-2K] GSat 6, 6A [I-2K] GSat 7 [I-2K] GSat 7A [I-2K] GSat 8 [I-3K] GSat 9 (South Asian Satellite) [I-2K] GSat 10 [I-3K] GSat 11 [I-6K] GSat 12, 12R (CMS 01) [I-1K] GSat 14 [I-2K] GSat 15 [I-3K] GSat 16 [I-3K] GSat 17 [I-3K] GSat 18 [I-3K] GSat 19 [I-3K] GSat 20 (GSat N2, CMS 03) [I-4K] GSat 22 [I-3K] GSat 23 [I-3K] GSat 24 (GSat N1, CMS 02) [I-3K] GSat 29 [I-3K] GSat 30 [I-3K] GSat 31 [I-2K] GSat 32 [I-8K] |
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