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Also known as GSAT 14

GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite launched in January 2014. It replaced the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage.

Key facts

Spaceflight.auto
all
Spaceflight.name
GSAT-14
Spaceflight.mission_type
Communication
Spaceflight.operator
ISRO
Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
2014-001A
Spaceflight.SATCAT
39498
Spaceflight.mission_duration
Planned: 12 years Elapsed:
Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
I-2K
Spaceflight.manufacturer
ISRO Satellite CentreSpace Applications Centre
Spaceflight.power
2,600 watts
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
GSLV Mk.II D5
Spaceflight.launch_site
Satish Dhawan SLP
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
ISRO
Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
22 January 2015, 20:39:21 UTC
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Geostationary
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
0.11 degrees

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Encyclopedic overview

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GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite launched in January 2014. It replaced the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage.

==Satellite== GSAT-14 is part of the GSAT series of satellites. Constructed by ISRO, it is based around the I-2K satellite bus, and has a dry mass of . With fuel, its mass is . The spacecraft has a design life of 12 years.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GSAT-14” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.