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October 2016
An Indian communication satellite
GSAT-18 was successfully put into orbit by Ariane 5 rocket belonging to French
company Arianespace on Thursday, Indian space agency said.
The rocket lifted off from its spaceport
in Kourou (French Guiana). The Total
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According to Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) its Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka
took control of GSAT-18 and performed the initial orbit raising activities by
firing the motors onboard the satellite.
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The satellite was placed in a circular
geostationary orbit, ISRO said.
GSAT-18 is India's latest communication
satellite with 48 transponders that receive and transmit communication signals. The Total Investment & Insurance
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The 3,404 kg satellite will provide
services in normal C-band, upper extended C-band and Ku-bands of the frequency
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The satellite carries Ku-band beacon as
well to help in accurately pointing ground antennas towards the satellite. The Total Investment & Insurance
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Its designed in-orbit operational life
is about 15 years.
"It is now the fifth time this year
that ArianeA5 has performed flawlessly, and this launch celebrates as well its
74th success in a row, now equalling (that of the predecessor) ArianeA4,"
Arianespace's Chairman Stephane Israel was quoted as saying in a statement
issued by the company.
Apart from the Indian communication
satellite, the Ariane 5 rocket put into orbit Australian Sky Muster II
satellite. The Total Investment &
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Overall, Arianespace has won 86 percent
of all geostationary launch contracts the country has opened to non-Indian
launch systems - including those for GSAT-11 and GSAT-17, to be lofted on
future missions from the Spaceport in French Guiana, the company said.
Carrying 12 transponders in Ku-band and
another 24 in C-band, GSAT-18 will provide telecommunications services for
India once in its final orbital position (74 deg. East), strengthening ISRO's
current fleet of 14 operational satellites.
The Thursday flight was Arianespace's
eighth of 11 launches targeted in 2016.The
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