Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2011-034A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 37746 |
Mission duration | Planned: 8 years Duration: 11 years, 8 months, 8 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 1,412 kilograms (3,113 lb) |
Dry mass | 559 kilograms (1,232 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 July 2011, 11:18 (2011-07-15UTC11:18Z) UTC |
Rocket | PSLV-XL C17 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
Contractor | ISRO |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | March 2023 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 48°E (Relocated: 19 Mar 2021.) 83°E (till 9 Feb 2021) |
Perigee altitude | 35,782 kilometres (22,234 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,803 kilometres (22,247 mi) |
Inclination | 0.01 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 25 December 2013, 01:49:32 UTC[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 12 Extended C band |
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GSAT-12 was a communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was the second satellite to be launched and placed on a GTO using PSLV.[3]
GSAT-12 was considered to be a replacement of the aged satellite INSAT-3B. It provided services like tele-education, tele-medicine, disaster management support and satellite internet access.[4]
GSAT-12 was equipped with 12 Extended C-band transponders.
GSAT-12 was launched onboard PSLV-XL C17 from second launch padofSatish Dhawan Space Centre on July 15, 2011.[5] The tentative life of satellite was 8 years.[6][7]
While GSAT-12 was still operational a replacement satellite CMS-01(formerly GSAT-12R) was launched on 17 December 2020.[8] GSAT-12 was relocated from 83°E slot to 48°E slot on 19 March 2021.[9]
In March 2023 GSAT-12 was retired from its operational service. After seven maneuvers to raise the satellite to a circular graveyard orbit, 390 km above GEO belt.[10][11][12]
The post mission disposal of GSAT-12 was successfully carried out through 7 manoeuvres to raise the satellite to a circular super-GEO synchronous orbit 390 km above GEO belt.
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