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GSAT-18

41793. GSAT-18 was launched on October 5, 2016 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-060ANORAD 41793India

Identity

Name in GCAT
GSAT-18
International designator
2016-060A
NORAD catalog number
41793
GCAT identifier
S41793
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/820

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 5, 2016 · 20:30 UTC
Launch record
2016-060Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,770 km
Apogee
35,803 km
Inclination
0.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 2023

Size

Mass
3,404 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
3.1 m
Diameter
1.70 m
Span
15.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20055945 (CC0).