Gsat 6A
Similar to Gsat 6 aka
Insat 4E
For Indian military handheld terminals
Out
of service
|
31
Mar 2018
|
Cause
|
Communication
with the satellite was lost after the second orbit manoeuver on 31 March, might
be a power issue. No quick fix is possible.
|
Decay
|
|
sat-index articles
Prime
contractor
|
ISRO
|
Platform
|
I2K
|
Mass
at launch
|
2140
kg
|
Dry
mass
|
~985
kg
|
Dimension
|
2.1
x 2.5 x 4.1 m
|
Solar
array
|
2
deployable arrays
|
Stabilization
|
3-axis
|
DC
power
|
3100
W
|
Design
lifetime
|
10
years
|
6.5 m antenna: the largest antenna made by ISRO
Main
transponders
|
5 |
Backup
transponders
|
|
Power
|
|
Bandwidth
|
9
MHz
|
Coverage
|
C-band:
India
S-band: 5 beams
|
EIRP
max
|
|
G/T
max
|
|
Polarization
|
|
Main
transponders
|
5 |
Backup
transponders
|
|
Power
|
|
Bandwidth
|
2.7
MHz
|
Coverage
|
C-band:
India
S-band: 5 beams
|
EIRP
max
|
|
G/T
max
|
|
Polarization
|
|