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GSAT-10

Communications satellite. GSAT-10 was launched on September 28, 2012 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-051BNORAD 38779India

Identity

Name in GCAT
GSAT-10
International designator
2012-051B
NORAD catalog number
38779
GCAT identifier
S38779
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/672

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
GSAT I3K
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
I3K

Launch

Date
September 28, 2012 · 21:18 UTC
Launch record
2012-051Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,798 km
Inclination
0.09°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 11, 2023

Size

Mass
3,400 kg
Dry mass
1,494 kg
Length
3.1 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
15.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q374366 (CC0).