Mission type Communication Power 6,000 W Launch mass 3,425 kg Rocket Ariane 5 | Mission duration Planned: 15 years Contractor Arianespace Launch date 2017 Bus I-3K | |
Operator Indian National Satellite System Manufacturers Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, Space Applications Centre Launch sites Guiana Space Centre, ELA-3 Similar GSAT‑19E, GSAT‑18, GSAT‑16, GSAT‑1, INSAT‑4E | ||
GSAT-17 is a planned Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it will carry 24 C-band, 2 lower C-band, 12 upper C-band, 2 CxS (C-band up/S-band down), and 2 SxC (S-band up/C-band down) transponders. It will additionally carry a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.
The satellite is expected to launch in the 2016-2017 time frame aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.
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