Gsat 1

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General

Designation	26745 / 01015A
Launch date	18 Apr 2001
Country of origin	India
Mission	Technology
Geostationary orbit	should have gone to 48°E
Launch vehicle	GSLV #1
Launch site	Sriharikota

The satellite was not placed in the perfect orbit. Moreover an inequal filling of the fuel tanks caused the satellite to tilt, which caused the satellite to use all its fuel to try and stabilize it. Therefore a GEO orbit could not be reached and the satellite is used for a few communication experiments, but nothing useful.

The first flight of GSLV costed Rs 11.05 billion The second launch pad was being built at a cost of Rs 2.89 billion.

Aimed at demonstrating advanced communication technologies such as digital audio, data and video broadcasting.

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External resources

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	1540 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	3 years

Has a 440 N ISRO liquid apogee motor.

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S-band

Main transponders	2
Backup transponders
Power	140 W
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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C-band

Main transponders	3
Backup transponders
Power	140 W
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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