GSat 2 [ISRO]
GSAT-2 is a 2000 kg class experimental communications satellite onboard the second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV Mk.1(2). The satellite carries four C-band transponders, two Ku-band transponders and a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) payload operating in S-band and C-band for forward link and return link respectively.
Besides the communication payloads, GSAT-2 carries four piggyback experimental payloads:
Nation: | India |
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Type / Application: | Experimental Communication |
Operator: | Insat |
Contractors: | ISRO |
Equipment: | 4 C-band transponders, 2 Ku-band transponders, MSS payload (S-band forward, C-band return), TRDM, SCM, SOXS, CRABEX |
Configuration: | I-2K (I-2000) Bus |
Propulsion: | LAM |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 1825 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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GSat 2 | 2003-018A | 08.05.2003 | Sr FLP | GSLV Mk.1(2) |