Gsat 3
Also called Edusat
General
| Designation | 28417 / 04036A |
| Launch date | 20 Sep 2004 |
| Country of origin | India |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit | 74°E |
| Launch vehicle | GSLV #3 |
To be used for interactive education.
Went inclined in May 2009.
End of life
| Out of service | Dec 2010 |
| Cause | Stopped fonctionning, normal EOL? |
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Technical data
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Specifications
| Prime contractor | ISRO |
| Platform | I-2K |
| Mass at launch | 1950 kg |
| Dry mass | 820 kg |
| Dimension | 2.4 x 1.65 x 1.153 m |
| Solar array | 10.9 m span deployes |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | EOL: 2040 W |
| Design lifetime | 7 years |
C-band
| Main transponders | 6 |
| Backup transponders | |
| Power | |
| Bandwidth | |
| Coverage | India |
| EIRP max | 37 dBW |
| G/T max | |
| Polarization | |
| Frequencies | extended C-band |
Ku-band
| Main transponders | 1 + 5 |
| Backup transponders | |
| Power | |
| Bandwidth | |
| Coverage |
1
fixed India beam 5 regional beams (north, north-east, east, south and west) |
| EIRP max |
national:
50 dBW spots: 55 dBW |
| G/T max | |
| Polarization |
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