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GSAT-8

Communications satellite. GSAT-8 was launched on May 20, 2011 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-022ANORAD 37605India

Identity

Name in GCAT
GSAT-8
Payload designation
Insat 4G
International designator
2011-022A
NORAD catalog number
37605
GCAT identifier
S37605
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/638

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Insat 4
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
I3K

Launch

Date
May 20, 2011 · 20:38 UTC
Launch record
2011-022Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.12°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
3,090 kg
Dry mass
1,425 kg
Length
4.1 m
Diameter
2.30 m
Span
37.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3278428 (CC0).