The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has given the nation the most appropriate Diwali gift - An indigeneously made communications satellite GSAT-15.
It was successfully launched at 03:04 am (IST) Wednesday Nov 11,2015, using one of the world's largest rockets - the Ariane-5.
The launch took place from Kourou in French Guyana in South America.
The GSAT-15 satellite weighs 3164 kilograms and has been made at a cost of Rs. 278 crores. It carries a suite of 24 transponders which will help in Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting. It also carries a GPS-Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands, which will help in aircraft navigation.
The GSAT-15 was launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) after its co-passenger Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) was injected into space.
India currently has a shortage of transponders in space, with the Indian satellite system being able to handle just a third of the required capacity; The rest being leased from foreign satellite owners
GSAT-15 is the 19th payload launched by Arianespace for ISRO
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