GSAT-30

GSAT 30

Render of GSAT-30 spacecraft in deployed configuration
Mission type	Communications
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2020-005A [1]
SATCAT no.	45026
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 5 years, 10 months, 20 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	I-3K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	3,357 kg (7,401 lb) [2] [3]
Power	6000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	16 January 2020, 21:05 UTC [4]
Rocket	Ariance 5 ECA (VA-251)
Launch site	Kourou, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	83.0° East [2] [3]
Transponders
Band	12 × C-band 12 × Ku-band
Coverage area	Asia, Australia
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GSAT-30 is a telecommunications satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ^{[2] [3]}

Mission

The satellite's main communication payload is 12 Ku band transponders for covering Indian mainland and islands and 12 C-band transponders for extended coverage over Asia and Australia. The satellite will act as a replacement for the defunct INSAT-4A. ^[2] The satellite provides advanced telecommunication services to the Indian subcontinent. It is used for Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) networks, television uplinks, digital satellite news gathering, Direct-broadcast satellite (DTH) services and other communication systems. This is the 41st communication satellite launched by ISRO and the 24th launch of ISRO satellite by Arianespace. ^{[5] [3] [6]}

Satellite

The satellite is based on ISRO's I-3K bus. It was assembled by a consortium of mid-sized industries led by Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. at ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment at Bengaluru. ^[7]

Launch

GSAT-30 satellite was launched aboard Ariane 5 launch vehicle (VA251) from French Guiana on 21:05 UTC, 16 January 2020 or 02:35 IST, 17 January 2020. ^[8] After three orbit raising burns with cumulative duration of 2 hours 29 minutes, ^[9] GSAT-30 acquired station at 81° East on 25 January 2020. ^[10]

The launch of the GSAT-30 and GSAT-31 by Arianespace is expected to cost Rs 950 crore. ^[11]

References

• Spaceflight portal

1. "Display: GSAT-30 2020-005A". NASA. Retrieved 21 February 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "VA251 launch kit" (PDF). Arianespace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
3. "GSAT-30 launch kit". ISRO. 13 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
4. "First Spacebus Neo satellite launched". ESA. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
5. "GSAT-30 is installed on Ariane 5 for Arianespace's first mission of 2020". Arianespace. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "ISRO's GSAT-30 Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Ariane Rocket". The Wire. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
7. "ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite launched, to replace ageing INSAT-4A". The Hindu. 17 January 2020. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
8. "India's communication satellite GSAT-30 launched successfully". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
9. "GSAT-30 update". isro.gov.in. ISRO. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
10. "Historical satellite position data for GSAT-30 for the month of January 2020". satellite-calculations.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
11. "ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2022.