India's 101st Satellite GSAT-10 has been launched from the Kourou launchpad French Guiana in South America on Saturday.
Weighing 3400 kg at lift-off, GSAT-10 is the newest and heaviest satellite that will improve telecommunications and direct-to-home broadcasting services.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSAT-10 on the European Ariane 5 rocket, as it cannot currently launch satellites of such mass on its own vehicles. The satellite and the launch fee cost the agency Rs. 750 crore.
It will be operational from November. It carries 30 communication transponders - 12 in Ku-band, 12 in C-band and six in extended C-band.
Built for 15 years, it is 9th in ISRO's present fleet and will be co-located with InSAT-4A and GSAT-12.
Ku band is for 7 DTH TV operators and thousands of VSAT operators who provide phone and Internet broadband connections.
Public and private telephone and television providers use the C band.
Also, it has a navigation payload "GAGAN" that would provide improved accuracy of GPS signals. It will be used by the Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirements.
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