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प्रमोचन भार / Launch Mass: 3093 kg आयाम / Dimension: 2.0 x 1.77 x 3.1m cuboid मिशन कालावधि / Mission Life : More Than 12 Years शक्ति / Power: 6242 Watt Ariane-5 VA-202 उपग्रह का प्रकार / Type of Satellite: Communication निर्माता / Manufacturer: ISRO स्वामी / Owner: ISRO अनुप्रयोग / Application: Communication Navigation कक्षा का प्रकार / Orbit Type: GEO
GSAT-8, India’s advanced communication satellite, is a high power communication satellite being inducted in the INSAT system. Weighing about 3100 Kg at lift-off, GSAT-8 is configured to carry 24 high power transponders in Ku-band and a two-channel GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.
The 24 Ku band transponders will augment the capacity in the INSAT system. The GAGAN payload provides the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), through which the accuracy of the positioning information obtained from the GPS Satellite is improved by a network of ground based receivers and made available to the users in the country through the geostationary satellites.