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GSAT-30

Indian telecommunications satellite. GSAT-30 was launched on January 16, 2020 aboard a Ariane 5ECA+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-005ANORAD 45026India

Identity

Name in GCAT
GSAT-30
International designator
2020-005A
NORAD catalog number
45026
GCAT identifier
S45026
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/947

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 16, 2020 · 21:05 UTC
Launch record
2020-005Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,758 km
Apogee
35,814 km
Inclination
0.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 1, 2023

Size

Mass
3,357 kg
Dry mass
1,900 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
25.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q83515716 (CC0).