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GSAT 10 functioning well - confirmed in ISRO's Annual Report:
An advanced Indian Communication Satellite GSAT-10, which is the heaviest Indian satellite to be built by ISRO, was launched from French Guyana using the European Launch vehicle ARIANE-V. RISAT-1, GSAT-10 as well as the two foreign satellites launched by PSLV are functioning well. RISAT-1 and GSAT-10 have significantly enhanced our national capabilities for various space applications.
Current Status of GSAT-10 (See page-45):
On the successful launch of GSAT-10, In-orbit Test (IOT) was completed for GAGAN Navigation payload from INLUS-EAST site at GAGAN complex, Kundalahalli, Bangalore and qualified the site for integration.
The integration of this earth station with GSAT-10 is in progress and on successful completion, GAGAN signal-in-space will be available for user community from GSAT-10.
Source: http://www.isro.org/pdf/Annual%20Report%202012-13.pdf
So we can expect channels in another 3-4 months from GSAT-10. :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap
More Info on GSAT-10 in annual report:
India’s advanced communication satellite, GSAT-10, carrying a total of 30 communications
transponders in C, Extended C and Ku-bands as well as a two-channel GPS Aided Geo Augmented
Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands, was launched by European Ariane-V
launch vehicle on September 29, 2012. The satellite was later placed in the intended geostationary
orbital slot of 83 degree E longitude. The transponders are in the process of augmenting the
capacity of the INSAT system while the GAGAN payload is intended to provide the Satellite Based
Augmentation System through which the accuracy of the positioning information obtained from the
GPS Satellites is improved.
MCF currently controls ten On-orbit satellites,namely, INSAT-3C, 3A, 3E, 4A, 4B, 4CR, Kalpana-1,
GSAT-8, GSAT-12 and GSAT-10. To carry out these operations effectively, MCF-Hassan is having an
integrated facility consisting of eight Satellite Control Earth Stations.
GSAT-10
GSAT-10, India’s advanced communication satellite was
successfully launched by Ariane-5 from Kourou, French
Guyana on September 29, 2012. Weighing 3400 kg at
lift-off, GSAT-10 carries 30 communication transponders in
normal C-band, lower extended C-band and Ku-band as well
as GAGAN payload operating in L1 and L5 bands. GSAT-10
is the second satellite to carry GAGAN payload after GSAT-8.
GSAT-10 also carries a Ku-band beacon to help in accurately
pointing ground antennas towards the satellite.
The 30 communication transponders onboard GSAT-10
will further augment the capacity in the INSAT system.
The GAGAN payload provides Satellite Based Augmentation
System (SBAS), through which the accuracy of the positioning
information obtained from the GPS satellites is improved by
a network of ground based receivers and made available to
the users in the country through geostationary satellites.
An advanced Indian Communication Satellite GSAT-10, which is the heaviest Indian satellite to be built by ISRO, was launched from French Guyana using the European Launch vehicle ARIANE-V. RISAT-1, GSAT-10 as well as the two foreign satellites launched by PSLV are functioning well. RISAT-1 and GSAT-10 have significantly enhanced our national capabilities for various space applications.
Current Status of GSAT-10 (See page-45):
On the successful launch of GSAT-10, In-orbit Test (IOT) was completed for GAGAN Navigation payload from INLUS-EAST site at GAGAN complex, Kundalahalli, Bangalore and qualified the site for integration.
The integration of this earth station with GSAT-10 is in progress and on successful completion, GAGAN signal-in-space will be available for user community from GSAT-10.
Source: http://www.isro.org/pdf/Annual%20Report%202012-13.pdf
So we can expect channels in another 3-4 months from GSAT-10. :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap
More Info on GSAT-10 in annual report:
India’s advanced communication satellite, GSAT-10, carrying a total of 30 communications
transponders in C, Extended C and Ku-bands as well as a two-channel GPS Aided Geo Augmented
Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands, was launched by European Ariane-V
launch vehicle on September 29, 2012. The satellite was later placed in the intended geostationary
orbital slot of 83 degree E longitude. The transponders are in the process of augmenting the
capacity of the INSAT system while the GAGAN payload is intended to provide the Satellite Based
Augmentation System through which the accuracy of the positioning information obtained from the
GPS Satellites is improved.
MCF currently controls ten On-orbit satellites,namely, INSAT-3C, 3A, 3E, 4A, 4B, 4CR, Kalpana-1,
GSAT-8, GSAT-12 and GSAT-10. To carry out these operations effectively, MCF-Hassan is having an
integrated facility consisting of eight Satellite Control Earth Stations.
GSAT-10
GSAT-10, India’s advanced communication satellite was
successfully launched by Ariane-5 from Kourou, French
Guyana on September 29, 2012. Weighing 3400 kg at
lift-off, GSAT-10 carries 30 communication transponders in
normal C-band, lower extended C-band and Ku-band as well
as GAGAN payload operating in L1 and L5 bands. GSAT-10
is the second satellite to carry GAGAN payload after GSAT-8.
GSAT-10 also carries a Ku-band beacon to help in accurately
pointing ground antennas towards the satellite.
The 30 communication transponders onboard GSAT-10
will further augment the capacity in the INSAT system.
The GAGAN payload provides Satellite Based Augmentation
System (SBAS), through which the accuracy of the positioning
information obtained from the GPS satellites is improved by
a network of ground based receivers and made available to
the users in the country through geostationary satellites.
