Mission record
GSLV Mk II | SouthAsiaSat (GSAT-9)
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
India
Date
Fri, 05 May 2017 11:27:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5640 ever
Mission
GSAT-9 is a multi band communication and observation satellite. It carries a GAGAN (regional Indian GPS navigational system) navigation payload to provide GPS services to security forces and air traffic control organizations. Weighing about 2330 kg, satellite has an operational lifetime of 12 years.
Deployed payloads · 1