Saturday, July 25, 2009

Government gives approval to GSAT-11 communication satellite

Government gives approval to GSAT-11 communication satellite
Date : Jul-24-2009 12:27

The Government has given its nod for the development of Rs 500 crore advanced communication satellite to provide telecom links with small Ku-band terminals operating across the country.

The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who chaired the meeting of the Union cabinet last night, gave its approval for the design and development of GSAT-11 communication satellite, which is planned to be realized in 30 months.

The GSAT-11 is an advanced communication satellite which will be a high capacity multi-team Ku/Ka-bank spacecraft. This craft is configured with two sided large solar array panels generating around 11 KW of DC power. Moreover, the craft structure is designed for a lift-off mass of about 4,500 kgs with a dry mass of 2100 kg. The craft with 16 beams in Ku-band as well as frequency reuse factor of 4, can provide 10 GHz effective bandwidth equivalent to about 22 transponders of 36 MHz, an official release said.

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