Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Just In
Don't Miss
-
Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package – Limited To Just 1,965 Units -
Confirmed List of Products Launching at Xiaomi Smarter Living 2024 -
DC vs SRH IPL 2024: Three Delhi Capitals players who will play against their ex-team Sunrisers Hyderabad -
Paarijatha Parvam Full Movie Leaked Online In HD For Free Download Hours After Its Theatrical Release -
Daily Relative Strength Index RSI In A Bullish Mode of This Pharma Stock; Buy For TP Rs 635-685 -
Parineeti Chopra Saree Looks: Check Amar Singh Chamkila Actor's Regal Fashion Statements -
Exam Pressure Does Not Exist; Studying Punctually is Crucial; Says Aditi, the PSEB 2024 Topper -
Journey From Delhi To Ooty: Top Transport Options And Attractions
Another giant leap! ISRO successfully places GSAT-6 satellite in geosynchronous orbit
Sriharikota: In yet another achievement for Indian satellite communication, ISRO's GSLV D6 carrying GSAT-6 satellite was on Thursday successfully placed in geosynchronous orbit.
The Indian rocket with the over two ton communication satellite blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport here.
The launch of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying GSAT-6 was scheduled at 1652 hours from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series.
GSLV-D6
/
GSAT-6
Update:
pic.twitter.com/zQBRQHaLY5
—
ISRO
(@isro)
August
27,
2015
GSAT-6 provides communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users, ISRO said.
The mission life of the satellite is nine years. The cuboid shaped GSAT-6 has a lift-off mass of 2117 kg. Of this, propellants weigh 1132 kg and the dry mass of the satellite is 985 kg, it added.
Uplifting
story
to
end
the
day
with.
About
a
nation
moving
forward..not
a
community
agitating
to
be
termed
backward
https://t.co/ZA4i1exYAA
—
anand
mahindra
(@anandmahindra)
August
27,
2015
One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter. This is the largest satellite antenna realised by ISRO. The antenna is utilised for five spot beams over the Indian mainland.
The spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilisation efficiency ISRO said after satellite's injection into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) by GSLV-D6, ISRO's Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan takes control of GSAT-6 and performs the initial orbit raising manoeuvres by repeatedly firing the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board the satellite, finally placing it in the circular Geostationary Orbit.
After this, deployment of the antenna and three axis stabilisation of the satellite will be performed. GSAT-6 will be positioned at 83 deg East longitude.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from agencies)
