GSAT-10 is an Indian

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which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in September 2012. It has 12 K_u band, 12 C-band and 6 lower extended C-band transponders, and included a navigation payload to augment GAGAN capacity. Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in

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at 83.0° East, from where it will provide communication services in India.

Payload

*12 high power K_U-band transponders employing 140 W

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. It is being used by

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*12 C-band Transponders employing 32 W

. *6 extended C-band Transponders each having a

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of 36 MHz employing 32 W

. * GAGAN navigation payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.

Satellite

GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years was operational by November 2012 and will augment telecommunication,

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and radio navigation services. At 3,400 kg at lift-off, at the time, it was the heaviest satellite built by the

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-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was ISRO's 101st space mission. Arianespace's heavy lifting Ariane-5 ECA rocket launched the satellite about 30 minutes after the blast off from the European launch pad in South America at 2:48AM, prior to which it injected European co-passenger

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into orbit. GSAT-10 carries 30 transponders (12 K_u band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-band), which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT/GSAT transponder capacity. The GAGAN payload will provide improved accuracy of GPS signals (of better than seven metres) which will be used by

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for civil aviation requirements. This is the second satellite in INSAT/GSAT constellation with GAGAN payload after GSAT-8, which was launched in May 2011.

Launch

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Cost

The satellite and launch fee cost the agency ₹750

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