In the first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre conducted this morning (September 30, 2012), the perigee (nearest point to Earth) of GSAT-10 satellite has successfully been raised from 250 km to 16,427 km by using the satellites on-board propulsion system. Read more
The Indian space agency said over the next five days, the satellite's orbit would be raised and place it in the geostationary orbit around 36,000 km above the equator after which the two solar panels would be deployed. The satellite will be ready for operational use by November 2012 after successful completion of all tests. The GSAT-10 with an operational life of around 15 years would be placed along with INSAT-4A and GSAT-12 satellites, ISRO said. Read more
India's GSAT-10 Communication Satellite Launched Successfully
The launch of ISRO's 101st space mission, GSAT-10 satellite, has been a success. At 3400 kg, GSAT-10 is the heaviest Indian satellite that ISRO has built.
Parameter
Targeted
Achieved
Perigee (km)
250.85
250.92
Apogee (km)
35,885
35,853
Orbital Inclination with respect to Equatorial plane (deg)
GSAT-10, the country's newest and heaviest satellite, was launched in the wee hours of Saturday from the Kourou launchpad in French Guiana in South America. It will directly boost telecommunications and direct-to-home broadcasting among others. Read more
The Launch Readiness Review (RAL) took place in Kourou on Wednesday September 26, 2012 and authorised count-down operations for the ASTRA 2F & GSAT-10 launch. Arianespace will orbit two satellites on its fifth Ariane 5 launch of the year: Astra 2F, which mainly provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services for the Luxembourg-based operator SES, and the GSAT-10 communications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO. The choice of Arianespace by leading space communications operators and manufacturers is clear international recognition of the company's excellence in launch services. It will be launched from the Ariane launch complex N° 3 (ELA3), in Kourou, French Guiana.
The ARIANE 5 ECA Launcher Lift-Off for this flight is scheduled on September 21 to 22, 2012 as soon as possible within the following launch window: > Kourou: Between 06:18pm and 07:05pm, Sept. 28, 2012 > GMT/TU: Between 09:18pm and 10:05pm, Sept. 28, 2012 > Paris: Between 11:18pm and 12:05am, Sept. 28-29, 2012 > Wahsington: Between 05:18pm and 06:05pm, Sept. 28, 2012
India's advanced communication satellite will be launched Sep 29 on-board Ariane-V rocket from the European space port at Kourou in French Guiana, the Indian space agency said here Monday. Read more
GSAT-10 satellite launch put off after rocket snag
The launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-10 has been put off after the European space consortium Arianespace which was to orbit it, found a snag in the Ariane V rocket in the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said today. Read more
GSAT-10 with GAGAN Spreads Its Wings in Test Before Ariane 5 Launch
India's GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite - one of two passengers for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission in September - has been put through its paces during pre-flight preparations at the Spaceport in French Guiana, including a solar panel deployment test, according to Arianespace. Read more
India's 3,400-kg communication satellite GSAT-10 is now ready to be shipped to the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana for launch by European space consortium Arianespace in two months, according to Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, K Radhakrishnan. Read more