Isro Successfully Launches Communications Satellite Gsat 6a

Gslv f08 is the12th flight of geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv and sixth flight with indigenous cryogenic stage.

Isro successfully launches communications satellite gsat 6a.

The satellite will also provide a platform for developing technologies such as demonstration of 6 m s band unfurlable antenna handheld ground terminals and network management techniques that could be useful in satellite based mobile. The launch of gslv f08 carrying gsat 6a took place from the second launch pad slp in satish dhawan space centre shar sriharikota gslv f08 gsat 6a mission was launched on thursday march 29 2018 at 16 56 hrs ist. Around 17 minutes after lift off the three stage gslv mk ll rocket flying on gslv f08 mission successfully injected the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Gsat 6a is similar to gsat 6 a high power s band communication satellite built on i 2k satellite bus with a mission life of about ten years the isro said.

The mission life of spacecraft planned is about 10 years. India on thursday successfully launched the gsat 6a satellite that would provide mobile communication facilities using its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv f08 in a. India s geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle gslv f08 successfully launched gsat 6a satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit gto today march 29 2018. Due to power failure during its orbit raising.

Gsat 6a was a communication satellite launched by the indian space research organisation it featured a 6 metre 20 ft unfurlable s band antenna similar to the one used on gsat 6. Gsat 6a similar to gsat 6 is a high power s band communication satellite configured around i 2k bus. The gsat 6a satellite will be put into orbit around 17 minutes after the rocket s lift off. The indian space research organisation isro has launched the gsat 6a communication satellite from its launch pad at the satish dhawan space centre in sriharikota andhra pradesh.

The indian space research organisation isro on thursday successfully launched the gsat 6a a communication satellite from the satish dhawan space centre in andhra pradesh s sriharikota. This is the fifth consecutive success achieved by gslv carrying. Isro successfully launched the gslv f08 carrying the gsat6a communication satellite from satish dhawan space centre sdsc in sriharikota at 4 56pm today. Today s launch of gslv was its twelfth and took place from the second launch pad at satish dhawan space centre sdsc shar sriharikota the spaceport of india.