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Satellite Launches of India-2019-2020

GSAT-30

India’s telecommunication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on January 17, 2020 from Kourou launch base, French Guiana by Ariane-5 VA-251.

GSAT-30 is configured on ISRO’s enhanced I-3K Bus structure to provide communication services from Geostationary orbit in C and Ku bands. The satellite derives its heritage from ISRO’s earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series.

Weighing 3357 kg, GSAT-30 is to serve as replacement to INSAT-4A spacecraft services with enhanced coverage.  The satellite provides Indian mainland and islands coverage in Ku-band and extended coverage in C-band covering Gulf countries, a large number of Asian countries and Australia.

The designed in-orbit operational life of GSAT-30 is more than 15 years.

RISAT-2BR1/ PSLV-C48

RISAT-2BR1 is a radar imaging earth observation satellite. The satellite will provide services in the field of Agriculture, Forestry and Disaster Management.

SALIENT FEATURES OF RISAT-2BR1

Lift-off weight –  628 kg

Altitude  – 576 km

Payload-  X-Band Radar

Inclination – 37 deg

Mission Life – 5 years

Launch Mass- 628 Kg

Launch Vehicle-  PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1

Type of Satellite-   Earth Observation

Application-  Disaster Management System,Earth Observation

Orbit Type-   LEO

Cartosat-3 / PSLV-C47

Cartosat-3 satellite is a third-generation agile advanced satellite having high resolution imaging capability.

PSLV-C47 Mission Specifications

Mean altitude –   509 km

Mean inclination –  97.5°

Overall Mass  – 1625 kg

Power Generation  –  2000W

Mission Life – 5 years

Orbit Type: SSPO

 

APPLICATIONS

Cartosat-3 will address the increased user’s demands for large scale urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover etc.

RISAT-2B/ PSLV-C46

RISAT-2B is a radar imaging earth observation satellite developed by ISRO.

Specifications :

Launch Mass: 615 Kg

Mission Life : 5 Years

Launch Vehicle: PSLV-C46 Mission

Type of Satellite: Earth Observation

Application: Disaster Management System,Earth Observation

Orbit Type: LEO

EMISAT/ PSLV-C45

EMISAT is a satellite built around ISRO’s Mini Satellite-2 bus weighing about 436 kg. The satellite was successfully placed in its intended sun-synchronous polar orbit of 748 km height by PSLV-C45 on April 01, 2019.

The satellite is intended for electromagnetic spectrum measurement.

Launch Mass: 436 kg

Launch Vehicle: PSLV-C45/EMISAT MISSION

Orbit Type: SSPO

Satellites of India 2019-2020- Quick Revision Table- Source - isro.gov.in
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