Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:18:00
Friday September 28, 2012
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Flight VA209.
GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite that was launched by an Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in September 2012. It has 12 KU 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 Geosynchronous orbit at 83.0° East, from where it provides communication services in India.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
3,435 kilograms
Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched in September 2012 to the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot. The satellite provides free-to-air and encrypted direct-to-home (DTH) digital TV and satellite broadband services for Europe and Africa.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,000 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$200.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 53m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 10,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
15,120 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 17m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
65th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2012
199th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2012
54th
Orbital launch attempt