GSAT-11 – ISRO’s heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite – was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
About:
Features:
GSAT-11 is the heaviest (weighing 5,854-kg), largest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite of India.
GSAT-11 carries 8 transponders for the first time in the complex and efficient Ka frequency band; and 38 transponders in the Ku band. The Ka band enables smart coverage of places with multiple and reusable spot beams.
In the days ahead, the satellite will be positioned at 74-degree east longitude in the Geostationary Orbit (36,000 km above the equator).
Application:
It is the third in a series of four satellites that will provide the country broadband connectivity of over 100 gigabytes per second.
It will boost the broadband connectivity to rural and inaccessible Gram Panchayats in the country coming under the Bharat Net Project, which is part of Digital India Programme.
Launch Vehicle:
It was launched by launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-246, which lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana carrying India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites.
Ariane 5 is one of three launch vehicles operated by Arianespace along with Soyuz and Vega.
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