Operator INSAT Power 5.6 kW Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Launch mass 3,200 kg Bus I-3K | Mission duration Planned: 15 years Rocket GSLV Mk III D1 Launch date December 2016 Launch mass 3,200 kg Mission type Communications satellite | |
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Manufacturers Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, Space Applications Centre Similar Echostar 21, DSN‑2, Hispasat AG1, GSAT‑18, GSAT‑16 | ||
GSAT-19E is an Indian communications satellite scheduled by the Indian Space Research Organisation for launch aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III on 20 April 2017.
Satellite
The satellite will act as a testbed for the modular I-6K satellite bus, carrying experimental technologies such as ion thrusters for manoeuvring and stabilisation, active thermal control using thermal radiators, a miniaturised inertial reference unit, indigenously produced lithium-ion batteries, and C-band traveling-wave-tube amplifiers.
References
GSAT-19E Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA