Sunday 13 May 2012

ISRO - Geo-Stationary Satellites

The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system which are placed in Geo-stationary orbits is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in Asia-Pacific region. Established in 1983 with commissioning of INSAT-1B, it initiated a major revolution in India’s communications sector and sustained the same later. INSAT space segment consists of 24 satellites out of which 10 are in service (INSAT-2E, INSAT-3A, INSAT-4B, INSAT-3C, INSAT-3E, KALPANA-1, INSAT-4A, INSAT-4CR,GSAT-8 and GSAT-12)

The system with a total of 187 transponders in the C, Extended C and Ku-bands provides services to telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, disaster warning and Search and Rescue operations.

Launch Date
15.07.2011 
GSAT-12 carries 12 Extended C-band transponders. More..

Launch Date
21.05.2011 
GSAT-8 is a high power communication satellite More..

Launch Date 25.12.2010 
GSAT-5P was the fifth satellite in the GSAT series weighing 2310 kg  More..

Launch Date
15.04.2010 
GSAT-4 was an experimental satellite weighing 2220 kg More..

Launch Date 02.09.2007 
INSAT-4CR was injected into the orbit by GSLV-F04 rocket from SDSC, SHAR.  More..

Launch Date
12.03.2007 
INSAT – 4B Spacecraft is the second in the INSAT 4 series of spacecrafts and is configured with exclusive communication payload More..

Launch Date
10.07.2006 
INSAT–4C spacecraft is configured with exclusive Ku band;however, could not complete the mission.   More..

Launch Date
22.12.2005 
INSAT-4A, first in INSAT-4 Satellites series provides services in Ku and C-band frequency bands. More..

Launch Date
05.05.2005 
HAMSAT is ISRO’s first theme based Micro Satellite meant for providing Satellite based Amateur Radio services  More..

Launch Date
20.09.2004 
GSAT – 3, well known as EDUSAT is meant for distant class room education More..

Launch Date
28.09.2003 
INSAT-3E, an exclusive communication satellite to further augment the communication services provided by the INSAT System. More..

Launch Date
08.05.2003 
GSAT-2 is a 2000 kg class experimental communication satellite More..

Launch Date
10.04.2003 
INSAT – 3A is a multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological and search and rescue services. More..

Launch Date
12.09.2002 
Kalpana – 1 is the first in the series of exclusive meteorological satellites built by ISRO. More..

Launch Date
24.01.2002 
INSAT – 3C to augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting  More..

Launch Date
18.04.2001 
GSAT-1 is envisaged as a technology demonstrator. More..

Launch Date
22.03.2000 
INSAT – 3B was the first of the five ISRO built satellites under INSAT – 3 series.   More..

Launch Date
03.04.1999 
INSAT - 2E, the last of the INSAT -2 series of satellites built by ISRO More..

Launch Date
Jan 1998 
Communication satellite, replacement for INSAT-2D. More..

Launch Date
04.06.1997 
The spacecraft are similar to the earlier Insats but are 200 kg heavier at launch (2,100 kg) More..

Launch Date
07.12.1995 
Power of four C-band transponders increased to improve communication facilities in remote areas More..

Launch Date
23.07.1993 
Insat-2A, B of the Insat-2 series of satellites built by ISRO, are multi-purpose satellites for telecommunication More..

Launch Date
10.07.1992 
First Multipurpose satellite built by India, Sucessfully Operationalised in August 1992. More..

Launch Date
12.06.1990 
The specification for the Insat-1D is the same as the Insat-1B but with expanded battery and propellant capacities. More..

Launch Date
21.07.1988 
The Insat-1C satellite was launched on 21 July 1988 from Kourou for location at 93.5° E to bring the Insat system up to full capacity. More..

Launch Date
30.08.1983 
When Insat-1B was launched on 30 August 1983, it almost suffered the same fate as the Insat-1A. More..

Launch Date
10.04.1982 
Insat-1 was a multi-purpose satellite system to provide two high power TV broadcast and twelve telecommunications national coverage transponders. More..

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