GSAT 6 at 83° E
also known as Insat 4E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 83° EChannel line-up at 83° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40880
- COSPAR number
- 2015-041A
- Operator
- Indian National Satellite (INSAT)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Model
- I-2K (I-2000) Bus
- Launch
- 27 Aug 2015 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta (SHAR) on GSLV Mk.II
- Launch mass
- 2117 kg
- Dry mass
- 985 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 9 yrs.
- Beacon
- 4194L, 4197.504L
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- S-band Central beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band East beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band North beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band South beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band West beam (S band) View footprint
About GSAT 6
5 CxS transponders and 5 SxC transponders to provide entertainment and information services to vehicles through Digital Multimedia consoles and to the Multimedia mobile Phones.