ISRO is gearing up to launch GSAT-9
Posted on: 04/May/2017 11:53:59 AM
ISRO is gearing up for launching India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-F09 with GSAT-9. It will be launched from the second Launchpad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre Shar, Sriharikota on Friday.
Precisely, at 12.57 pm on Thursday, the countdown will begin and the rocket will get set at 04.57 pm which is 28 hours of the countdown. To oversee the launch, all the senior ISRO scientists have gathered at Shar.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dreaming of providing a communication satellite to all the South Asian nations, and this GSAT-9 is promising to bring his dream come true.
The satellite carries transponders for providing. These transponders will offer various communication applications to the Ku-band of South Asian countries except Pakistan.
The satellite will be of help in meeting the increasing demand of Ku band, say Shar sources. This carries 12 Ku-Band transponders. The lift-off mass of GSAT-9 is 2230 kg and it is configured for ISRO’s I-2K bus.
The satellite’s primary structure is made of cuboid shape. There is a central cylinder around which the entire shape is built. The cylinder has mission life of more than 12 years.
