GSAT-10 India’s communication satellite GSAT-10 will be launched from Kourou spaceport in French Guyana by European space consortium Aria...
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GSAT-10 spacecraft, envisaged to augment the growing need of Ku and C-band transponders carries 30 transponders and GAGAN (GPS and GEO augmented navigation) payload. The spacecraft employs the standard I-3K structure with power handling capability of around 6 KW with a lift off mass of 3400 kg. This is the second GAGAN payload onboard GSAT series satellite.
GSAT-10 would be launched along another satellite ASTRA 2F, designed and manufactured by Astrium for the satellite operator SES.
ASTRA 2F will enable the delivery of next generation broadcast and broadband services in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and will carry Ku- and Ka-band payloads at the prime orbital location of 28.2°East.
ASTRA 2F will have a launch mass of 6,000 kg, a wingspan of 40m once its solar arrays are deployed in orbit, and a spacecraft power of 13kW at the end of its 15-year design lifetime.
ASTRA 2F will be the fifth Eurostar satellite in the SES fleet , following the successful launch of ASTRA 1N in August 2011.
Ariane 5 ECA is an improved version of the Ariane 5 generic launcher, designed to deliver payloads, mainly communications satellites, weighing up to10 t into GTO. With its increased capacity, Ariane 5 ECA can handle dual launches of very large satellites.
