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Also known as INSAT-4F, GSAT 7, Rukmini, INAV-1

GSAT-7 or INSAT-4F is a multi-band military communications satellite developed by ISRO. The Indian Navy is the user of the multi-band communication spacecraft, which has been operational since September 2013. According to defense experts, the satellite will enable the navy to extend its blue water capabilities and stop relying on foreign satellites like Inmarsat, which provide communication services to its ships.

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Key facts

Spaceflight.name
GSAT-7
Spaceflight.mission_type
Communication
Spaceflight.operator
ISRO
Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
2013-044B
Spaceflight.SATCAT
39234
Spaceflight.mission_duration
Planned: 7 years Elapsed:
Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
I-2K
Spaceflight.manufacturer
ISROSpace Applications Centre
Spaceflight.power
3 kilowatts
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
Ariane 5ECA
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kourou ELA-3
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Arianespace
Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
7 November 2013, 23:12:49 UTC
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Geostationary
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
0.06 degrees
Spaceflight.orbit_period
23.93 hours

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Official website

GSAT-7

GSAT-7

isro.gov.in

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Wikidata facts

Mass
1211
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UTC date of spacecraft launch
2013-08-29
service life
7
capital cost
1850000000
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Satellite
  • Launch
  • Capability
  • Replacement
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

GSAT-7 or INSAT-4F is a multi-band military communications satellite developed by ISRO. The Indian Navy is the user of the multi-band communication spacecraft, which has been operational since September 2013. According to defense experts, the satellite will enable the navy to extend its blue water capabilities and stop relying on foreign satellites like Inmarsat, which provide communication services to its ships.

==Satellite== GSAT-7, the multi-band communication satellite named Rukmini carries the payloads in UHF, C band and . It is the first dedicated military communication satellite (unlike earlier dual use satellites) built by ISRO that will provide services to the Indian Armed Forces with the main user being the Indian Navy. Its procured launch cost has been put at ₹480 crore, with the satellite costing ₹185 crore. Cost of whole project per Memorandum of Understanding with ISRO was ₹950 crores.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GSAT-7” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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