CMS-02 (also known as GSAT-24 and also known as GSAT-N1) is an Indian

Communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

Satellite A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ...

built by

ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister o ...

. The CMS-02 satellite is funded, owned and operated by

New Space India Limited NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India, under the Department of Space. NSIL is responsible for producing, assembling and integrating the launch vehicle with the help of industry consortium. ...

. Cost of spacecraft was around ₹400 crore. The entire capacity onboard CMS-02 satellite will be leased to

Tata Play Tata Play is an Indian subscription-based satellite television (DTH) service provider owned by Tata Group. it was using MPEG-4 digital compression technology, transmitting using INSAT-4A GSAT-10 and GSAT-24 satellites. Incorporated in 2005, ...

. The satellite was placed into orbit by using

Ariane 5 Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana. It was used to deliver payloads into geostationar ...

rocket.

Spacecraft overview

General specifications of CMS-02 are: * Gross lift-off mass: 4181.3 kg * Dry mass: 1774.9 kg

Payload

* 24 × Broadcasting-satellite service,

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transponders * 1 ×

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, Ku-band transponder * 2 × Ku-band beacons * 2.5 meter diameter Ku-band Transmit/Receive Gregorian antenna * TT&C in both

C-band C band may refer to: * C band (IEEE), a radio frequency band from 4 to 8 GHz * C band (infrared), an infrared band from 1530 to 1565 nm (roughly 200 THz) * C band (NATO) The NATO C-band is the obsolete designation given to the radio frequen ...

and

Power

* 70V fully regulated bus * 8.5 kW payload power * 12 kW power generation (EOL) using solar panels * 2 × 180Ah Li-ion battery

Propulsion

* 16 ×

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thrusters * 440N Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) with area ratio of 250 * 2 × 1207 litre propellant tank * 2 × 67 litre pressurant tank

Launch

CMS-02 was launched on 22 June 2022 at 21:50 (UTC) along with MEASAT-3d aboard an

launch vehicle under VA257 campaign.

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