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GSAT-3
Sign in to saveGSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was a communications satellite which was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- GSAT-3
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Communication satellite
- Spaceflight.operator
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2004-036A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 28417
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 7 years planned6 years achieved
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- I-2K
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- ISRO Satellite CentreSpace Applications Centre
- Spaceflight.power
- 2040 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- GSLV Mk.I F01
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Satish Dhawan FLP
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.entered_service
- 24 September 2004
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Moved to Graveyard orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
- 14 December 2013, 14:55:38 UTC
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Geostationary
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Article
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- Launch sequence
- Solar array deployment
- VICTERS
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GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was a communications satellite which was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country.
EDUSAT carries five Ku band transponders providing spot beams, one Ku band transponder providing a national beam and six extended C band transponders providing national coverage beams.