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GSAT-15

Satellite. GSAT-15 was launched on November 10, 2015 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-065ANORAD 41028India

Identity

Name in GCAT
GSAT-15
International designator
2015-065A
NORAD catalog number
41028
GCAT identifier
S41028
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/782

Mission

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

Launch

Date
November 10, 2015 · 21:34 UTC
Launch record
2015-065Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,777 km
Apogee
35,795 km
Inclination
0.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
3,165 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
15.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17019699 (CC0).