GSAT 16 at 55° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 55° EChannel line-up at 55° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40332
- COSPAR number
- 2014-078A
- Operator
- NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Model
- I-3K (I-3000) Bus
- Launch
- 06 Dec 2014 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3182 kg
- Dry mass
- 1458 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 12 yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
About GSAT 16
24 normal C, 12 extended C and 12 Ku-band transponders + Ku-band beacon