GSAT-12
Telecommunications satellite
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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]
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
Satellite
Payloads
GSAT-12 was equipped with 12 Extended C-band transponders.
Launch
GSAT-12 was launched onboard PSLV-XL C17 from second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 15, 2011.[5] The tentative life of satellite was 8 years.[6][7]
Replacement and relocation
End of mission
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]
