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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Indian Air Force Indian Army[1] |
COSPAR ID | 2018-105A |
SATCAT no. | 43864![]() |
Mission duration | Planned: 8 years Elapsed: 6 years, 2 months, 10 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-2K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 2,250 kilograms (4,960 lb) |
Power | 3.3 kilowatts[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 December 2018 10:40 UTC[3] |
Rocket | GSLV Mk.II F11 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Slot | 63°E[4] |
Transponders | |
Band | Ku band |
Coverage area | India |
GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.[5]