Thursday 17 July 2014

CQ-ISRO to launch GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 by mid 2015

Indian space agency, ISRO will launch GSAT-15 in the current financial year while GSAT-16 will be launched by mid 2015, this  was informed by Minister of State for Department of Space Jitendra Singh.
The launches are expected to augment the communication facilities including the Ku-band and Upper Extended C-band.

The government has approved a budgetary support of Rs 859.5 crore including a foreign exchange component of Rs 622.5 crore for realisation of GSAT-15 spacecraft project including launch services and insurance. It has also approved a budgetary support of Rs 865.5 crore including a foreign exchange component of Rs 628 crores for realisation of GSAT-16 spacecraft project including launch services and insurance.
GSAT-15, which had been approved by the government on 17 July last year, will carry 24 Ku-band transponders and provide replacement for the Ku-band capacity of INSAT-3A and INSAT-4B spacecrafts to augment and support the existing DTH and VSAT services in the country. It will also carry a GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) payload to meet the in-orbit redundancy requirement for safety of life (SOL) operations benefiting the civil aviation services in the country.
GSAT-16, also approved on 17 July last year, will carry 48 transponders in C-band, Ku-band and Upper Extended C-bands and provide replacement for the INSAT-3E spacecraft and augment the C and Upper Extended C-band capacity. The spacecraft will be utilised in augmenting and supporting the existing telecommunication, television, VSAT and other satellite based services in the country.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/5518-cq-isro-to-launch-gsat-15-and-gsat-16-by-mid-2015.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/5518-cq-isro-to-launch-gsat-15-and-gsat-16-by-mid-2015.html

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