GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F is a multi-band satellite carrying payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band. It is planned to be launched during 2011 onboard GSLV and positioned at 74º East. The satellite weighs 2330 kg with a payload power of 2000W and mission life of 9 years.
INSAT-4 series is planned to have seven satellites, INSAT-4A through INSAT-4G with INSAT-4D as a spare. The transponder capacity of this series has been worked out after evaluating the requirement projected by different uses/user departments. It is planned that, by 2007, INSAT system will have about 250 transponders in various bands catering to a demand of up to 11 Giga Bits Per Second (GBPS) capacity.
| Nation: | India |
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| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Insat |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | I-2K (I-2000) Bus |
| Propulsion: | 440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 9 years |
| Mass: | 2550 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| GSat 7 (Insat 4F) | 2013 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with ? | |
| GSat 7A | 2017 |
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