GSAT-19 is an Indian communications satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation aboard an LVM3 on 5 June 2017.[2]
Satellite and payloads
The satellite will act as a testbed for the modular I-6K satellite bus, carrying experimental technologies such as ion thrusters for manoeuvring and stabilisation, active thermal control using thermal radiators, a miniaturised inertial reference unit, indigenously produced lithium-ion batteries, and C-band traveling-wave-tube amplifiers.[6][7][8]
Rather than traditional transponders, GSAT-19 carries four Ku/Ka-band forward link beams and four Ku/Ka-band return link beams, providing much higher data throughput than India's previous communications satellites.[9][10] It additionally carries a Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) payload, which will "monitor and study the nature of charged particles and the influence of space radiation on satellites and their electronic components".[11]
Orbit raising and station keeping
The satellite was launched aboard the LVM3-D1 rocket in the evening of 5 June 2017 to a geostationary transfer orbit perigee of 180 km (112 mi). This was followed by a series of orbit raising operations (using an on-board LAM and chemical thrusters[1]) to place the satellite in the intended geostationary orbital slot.
| Op # | Date/ Time (UTC) |
LAM burn time | Height achieved | Inclination achieved |
Orbital period | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apogee | Perigee | ||||||
| 1 | 6 June 2017 08:33 |
116 s | 35,938 km (22,331 mi) | 172.77 km (107.35 mi) | 21.56° | 10 h, 30 min | [12] |
| 2 | 7 June 2017 10:14 |
5538 s | 35,840 km (22,270 mi) | 10,287 km (6,392 mi) | 7.02° | 13 h, 58 min | [13] |
| 3 | 9 June 2017 04:25 |
3469 s | 35,875 km (22,292 mi) | 30,208 km (18,770 mi) | 0.793° | 21 h, 38 min | [14] |
| 4 | 10 June 2017 02:29 |
488 s | 35,869 km (22,288 mi) | 35,470 km (22,040 mi) | 0.101° | 23 h, 50 min, 10 s | [5] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "GSLV Mark III-D1 / GSAT-19 Mission" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b Clark, Stephen (5 June 2017). "India's launcher fleet gets an upgrade with successful test flight". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Laxmi Ajai, Prasannal (19 May 2017). "Come June 5, ISRO to launch 'game changer' rocket". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Delivered Communication and Navigation Payloads". ISRO/Space Applications Centre. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b "The fourth and final orbit raising operation..." Indian Space Research Organisation. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report: 2014-2015" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. 2015. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "First Prototype of ISRO's Semi-Cryogenic Engine To Be Ready By 2016". AA Me, IN. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "GSat 19". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Isro's GSAT-19, GSAT-11 satellites: Game changers in communications". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Graham, William (5 June 2017). "GLSV Mark III rocket conducts 'all-up' launch with GSAT-19 satellite". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Ramachandran, R. (26 June 2017). "ISRO's Mk III Launched a Little-Known Instrument Called GRASP – This Is What It Does". The Wire. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "The first orbit raising operation..." Indian Space Research Organisation. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The second orbit raising operation..." Indian Space Research Organisation. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The third orbit raising operation..." Indian Space Research Organisation. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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