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May 08, 2003
GSAT-2 is a 2000 kg class experimental communication satellite onboard the second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D2. The satellite carried four C-band transponders, two Ku-band transponders and a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) payload operating in S-band and C-band for forward link and return link respectively.
GSAT-2 also carried four scientific experimental payloads - Total Radiation Dose Monitor (TRDM), Surface Charge Monitor (SCM), Solar X-ray Spectrometer (SOXS) and Coherent Radio Beacon Experiment (CRABEX).
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प्रमोचन भार / Launch Mass: 1800 Kg प्रमोचक राकेट / Launch Vehicle: GSLV-D2 / GSAT-2 उपग्रह का प्रकार / Type of Satellite: Communication निर्माता / Manufacturer: ISRO स्वामी / Owner: ISRO अनुप्रयोग / Application: Communication कक्षा का प्रकार / Orbit Type: GSO (Geosynchronous Orbit)