GSAT 17 at 93° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 93° EChannel line-up at 93° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 42815
- COSPAR number
- 2017-040B
- Operator
- NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Model
- I-3K (I-3000) Bus
- Launch
- 28 Jun 2017 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3477 kg
- Dry mass
- 1480 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 4195.776L, 4197.504L
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Regional beam (C band) View footprint
About GSAT 17
24 C-band, 14 Extended C-band, 4 MSS transponders plus one DRT and SAS&R transponder. The satellite will provide Communication, Data Relay, Search and Rescue services for the wide coverage including India, Middle East and South East Asia regions.