GSAT 8 at 55° E
also known as Insat 4G
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 55° EChannel line-up at 55° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 37605
- COSPAR number
- 2011-022A
- Operator
- NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Model
- I-3K (I-3000) Bus
- Launch
- 20 May 2011 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3093 kg
- Dry mass
- 1426 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 12 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11699.5V
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band India beam (Ku band) View footprint
About GSAT 8
18 Ku-band transponders and GAGAN payload