GSAT-6A

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:26:00

Thursday March 29, 2018

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GSAT-6A

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GSAT-6A is a communications satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It features a 6-metre (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna similar to the one used on GSAT-6. The first orbit raising maneuver for GSAT-6A was carried out as planned on 30 March 2018 by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor for 2188 seconds from 09:22 AM IST. The second orbit raising maneuver was carried out at 10:00 AM on 31 March 2018. As the satellite was on-course for its third and final orbit raising maneuver on 1 April 2018, communication with it was lost and the spacecraft was temporarily untraceable. After regaining its track, efforts to re-establish communication with the satellite could not succeed.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,140 kilograms

Rocket

Active
GSLV Mk II

Active Since 2010

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$47.00 million

Rocket

Height: 51.7m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 5,000 kg

GTO: 2,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,887 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4m

Height: 7.8m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

31 days

Stats

GSLV Mk I & II


12th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2018

Indian Space Research Organisation


64th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2018

2018


27th

Orbital launch attempt