GSAT 29 at 55° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 55° EChannel line-up at 55° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 43698
- COSPAR number
- 2018-089A
- Operator
- Indian National Satellite (INSAT)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Model
- I-3K (I-3000) Bus
- Launch
- 14 Nov 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta (SHAR) on GSLV Mk.III
- Launch mass
- 3423 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 10+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ka-band User Spot 01 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band User Spot 02 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band User Spot 03 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band User Spot 04 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band User Spot 05 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Steerable beam (Ka band) View footprint
About GSAT 29
4 user spot Ka-band beams and 4 user spot Ku-band beams to provide Village Resource Centres (VRC) in rural areas to bridge the digital divide of users including those in Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern regions of India. It also features Q/V band payload, optical communication payload and GEO High Resolution Camera (GHRC) camera with telescope