GSAT-17
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GSAT-17 is an Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it carries 24 C-band, 2 lower C-band, 12 upper C-band, 2 CxS (C-band up/S-band down), and 1 SxC (S-band up/C-band down) transponders. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services. At the time of launch, GSAT-17 was the heaviest satellite built by ISRO.
Key facts
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- all
- Spaceflight.name
- GSAT-17
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- GSAT-17 Deployed.png
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 275px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Communication
- Spaceflight.operator
- Indian National Satellite System
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- 2017-040B
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 42815
- Spaceflight.website
- http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-17
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 15 years Elapsed:
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- I-3K
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- ISRO Satellite CentreSpace Applications Centre
- Spaceflight.power
- 6,200 watts
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- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA, VA238
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Guiana Space Centre, ELA-3
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Arianespace
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- Geocentric
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GSAT-17 is an Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it carries 24 C-band, 2 lower C-band, 12 upper C-band, 2 CxS (C-band up/S-band down), and 1 SxC (S-band up/C-band down) transponders. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services. At the time of launch, GSAT-17 was the heaviest satellite built by ISRO.
The satellite was launched on 28 June 2017 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. GSAT-17 is the 21st satellite from ISRO to be launched by Arianespace.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GSAT-17” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.