GSat 7 [ISRO]
GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F or Rukmini is a multi-band satellite carrying payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band to be used by the Indian Navy.
It was originally planned to be launched during 2011 onboard GSLV, but was instead moved to a commercial launch by an Ariane-5ECA rocket. It was successfully orbited in August 2013 and positioned at 74º East. The satellite weighs 2650 kg with a payload power of 2000 W and mission life of 9 years.
The multiple-band spacecraft will be used exclusively by the Navy to shore up secure, real-time communications among its warships, submarines, aircraft and land systems. GSAT-7/ INSAT-4F is said to significantly improve the country’s maritime security and intelligence gathering in a wide swathe on the eastern and western flanks of the Indian Ocean region, among others.
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: | 2650 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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GSat 7 (Insat 4F, INAV 1, Rukmini) | 2013-044B | 29.08.2013 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 |
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