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GSAT-3

Educational satellite created by India. GSAT-3 was launched on September 20, 2004 aboard a GSLV Mk I from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: EDUSAT
Common name: GSAT-3
Payload designation: GSAT-3
International designator: 2004-036A
NORAD catalog number: 28417
GCAT identifier: S28417
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/459

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: GSAT
Owner: ISRO
Country: India
Builder: Indian Space Research Organization
Platform (bus): I2K

Launch

Date: September 20, 2004 · 10:31 UTC
Launch record: 2004-036Success
Rocket: GSLV Mk I
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,770 km
Apogee: 35,802 km
Inclination: 0.01°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Mar 12, 2011

Size

Mass: 1,950 kg
Dry mass: 820 kg
Length: 2.4 m
Diameter: 1.60 m
Span: 10.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q616738 (CC0).