The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29 on development flight GSLV-MkII D2 into orbit from Sriharikota today.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29 on development flight GSLV-MkII D2 into orbit from Sriharikota today.
The communication satellite GSAT-29, the heaviest satellite launched from India aims to improve digital connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir and in North East regions. The ISRO stated that GSAT-29 satellite with a lift-off mass of 3423 kg, is a multi-beam, multiband communication satellite of India, configured around the ISRO’s enhanced I-3K bus.
According to a statement from ISRO, GSAT-29 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders which will bridge the digital divide of users including those in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern regions of India. It also carries Q/V-band payload, configured for technology demonstration at higher frequency bands and Geo-stationary High Resolution Camera carried onboard GSAT-29 spacecraft. An optical communication payload, for the first time, will be utilized for data transmission.
The communication satellite GSAT-29, the heaviest satellite launched from India aims to improve digital connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir and in North East regions. The ISRO stated that GSAT-29 satellite with a lift-off mass of 3423 kg, is a multi-beam, multiband communication satellite of India, configured around the ISRO’s enhanced I-3K bus.
According to a statement from ISRO, GSAT-29 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders which will bridge the digital divide of users including those in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern regions of India. It also carries Q/V-band payload, configured for technology demonstration at higher frequency bands and Geo-stationary High Resolution Camera carried onboard GSAT-29 spacecraft. An optical communication payload, for the first time, will be utilized for data transmission.