GSAT-20 is a communication satellite jointly being developed by Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre and Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre[1] and will be launched by ISRO. GSAT-20 will be a continuation of GSAT series of communication satellites. The satellite is intended to add data transmission capacity to the communication infrastructure required by Smart Cities Mission of India.
It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which can be five to six times more efficient than chemical-based propulsion.[1] It will be the first ISRO made satellite to move from Geostationary transfer orbit to Geosynchronous orbit using Electric Propulsion.[2]
Payload
The satellite features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbit/s[3] throughput utilizing 40 beams.[4] Each beam will have 2 polarisations, effectively making them 80 beams.[5]
Launch
The satellite is planned to be launched by GSLV Mk III in 2022.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GSAT-9 heralds cost-saving electric propulsion. The Hindu. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ ISRO’s Mk III Launched a Little-Known Instrument Called GRASP – This Is What It Does. The Wire. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ ISRO’s GSAT-trio to usher in high-speed internet era. The Indian Express. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ GSAT-20. space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ India to enter high-speed internet era with Isro's new satellites, Vasudeva, Akshay. mi.com(May 22, 2017). Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Coming soon, higher internet speeds. @businessline. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ↑ Annual Report 2018. ISRO. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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