Insat 4E

Also called Gsat 6

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General

Designation	40880 / 15041A
Launch date	27 Aug 2015
Country of origin	India
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	83°E
Launch vehicle	GSLV #9

Initially planned for launch in 2008.
Is a multimedia mobile satellite system. Cost (INR2.69 billion (EUR49.9 million, US$58.5 million)
Is to provide Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) to mobile phones and mobile audio video receivers (inside cars).

To be mainly used by the armed forces.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L:		83°E
Aug 2019		82.1°E
Jun 2020		82.5°E

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	ISRO
Platform	I2K
Mass at launch	2117 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	9 years

6.5 m antenna: the largest antenna made by ISRO

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C- to S-band (to mobile)

Main transponders	5
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	9 MHz
Coverage	C-band: India S-band: 5 beams
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

Would provide MPEG 4 television broadcast.

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S- to C-band (from mobile)

Main transponders	5
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	2.7 MHz
Coverage	C-band: India S-band: 5 beams
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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