GSAT-16

GSAT-16
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2014-078A
SATCAT no.	40332
Mission duration	12 years (estimated)


Bus	I-3K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	3,100 kilograms (6,800 lb)
Power	5.6 kW solar


Start of mission
Launch date	6 December 2014, 20:40 (2014-12-06UTC20:40Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	55° East


Transponders
Band	12 K_u band 24 C band 12 Extended C band
Bandwidth	36 MHz

GSAT ← GSAT-14 GSAT-6 →

GSAT-16 is the 11th Indian communication satellite, meant to increase the number of transponders available for satellite-based telecommunication, television, and VSAT services in India. GSAT-16 is similar to GSAT-15 with each satellite weighing 3,150 kg and having power generation capacity of 6.8 kW.^[1]

Launch

Initially launch was planned for 4 December 2014, but was postponed due to inclement weather. GSAT-16 was finally launched on 6 December 2014 from the Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, by an Ariane 5 rocket.^[2]

Payload

The satellite is equipped with 12 ku, 24 C and 12 Extended C band transponders. The satellite also has the highest Indian ku-beacon transmitter.^[3]^[4]

Satellite

GSAT-16 will be the 11th among GSAT series of Indian communication satellites, and will have estimated lifespan of 12 years. It will support civil aviation services apart from backing up the services provided by other communication satellites. The satellite is aimed as a replacement for satellite INSAT-3E^[5] ^[6]

Cost

The satellite was insured for ₹865 crore. The Department of Space had approved ₹800 crore for the satellite in financial year 2013–14.^[7]

References

^ Henry , Caleb (November 14, 2013). "ISRO Selects Arianespace for Gsat 15 and Gsat 16 Launch". Retrieved February 4, 2014.
^ "Ariane 5 delivers DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16 to orbit on Arianespace's latest mission success". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "GSAT-16". Space Application Centre. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Future Programme". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "CCEA okays launch of GSAT-15, GSAT-16 satellites". The Hindu. New Delhi. The Hindu. June 28, 2013. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Launch of GSAT-15 and GSAT-16". Press Information Bureau. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Cabinet approves GSAT-15, GSAT-16 communication satellites". ANI News. ANI. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

External links

ISRO Future Programmes

GSAT satellites

Past

GSAT-1† (Apr 2001)
GSAT-2 (May 2003)
GSAT-3 / EDUSAT (Sep 2004)
GSAT-4† (Apr 2010)
GSAT-5P† (Dec 2010)

Active

GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G (May 2011)
GSAT-12 (Jul 2011)
GSAT-10 (Sep 2012)
GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F (Aug 2013)
GSAT-14 (Jan 2014)
GSAT-16 (Dec 2014)
GSAT-6 / INSAT-4E (Aug 2015)
GSAT-15 (Nov 2015)
GSAT-18 (Oct 2016)
GSAT-9 / South Asia Satellite (May 2017)
GSAT-19 (Jun 2017)
GSAT-17 (Jun 2017)
GSAT-6A (Mar 2018)
GSAT-29 (Nov 2018)
GSAT-11 (Dec 2018)
GSAT-7A (Dec 2018)
GSAT-31 (Feb 2019)
GSAT-30 (Jan 2020)
CMS-01 / GSAT-12R (Dec 2020)
CMS-02 / GSAT-24 (Jun 2022)

Planned

GSAT-7B
GSAT-7C
GSAT-7R
GSAT-20
GSAT-21
GSAT-22
GSAT-23
GSAT-25
GSAT-26
GSAT-27
GSAT-28
GSAT-32
GSAT-UHF

Cancelled

GSAT-5 / INSAT-4D

Signs † indicate launch failures.

Indian spacecraft

Satellites

Communication	CMS 01 02 GSAT 1 2 3 (EDUSAT) 4 5P 6 6A 7 7A 8 9 (South Asia Satellite) 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 29 30 31 HAMSAT INSAT 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 2DT 2E 3A 3B 3C 3D 3DR 3DS 3E 4A 4B 4C 4CR 4E 4F 4G Planned: GSAT 20 22 23 24
Earth observation	Bhaskara I II Cartosat 1 2 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 3 EMISAT EOS 1 2 4 7 HySIS IMS-1 IRS 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E P1 P2 P3 Megha-Tropiques Microsat Microsat-R Oceansat 1 2 Resourcesat 1 2 RISAT 1 2 2B 2BR1 Rohini RS-D1 RS-D2 SARAL SCATSAT-1 Technology Experiment Satellite (TESS) Planned: NISAR GISAT Oceansat-3 Resourcesat-3 RISAT-1A
Experimental	APPLE Aryabhata Rohini RS-1 Rohini Technology Payload (RTP)
Navigation	IRNSS 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G 1I NVS-01
Student satellites	ANUSAT Jugnu SRMSAT StudSat StudSat-2 YouthSat Pratham

Space probes

Scientific	SROSS A B C C2
Astronomical	Astrosat Aditya-L1 XPoSat AstroSat-2 (planned)
Lunar programme	Chandrayaan-1 Moon Impact Probe Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Pragyan Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Pragyan Lunar Polar Exploration Mission Chandrayaan-4 Chandrayaan-5 Chandrayaan-6
Interplanetary	Mars Orbiter Mission Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (planned) Venus Orbiter Mission (planned)

Human
spaceflight

Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
- SRE-1
- SRE-II
- SRE-III
Gaganyaan
- CARE
Bharatiya Antariksha Station

Future spacecraft in italics.

v t e ← 2013 Orbital launches in 2014 2015 →
January	GSAT-14 Thaicom 6 CRS Orb-1 (Flock-1 × 28, ArduSat-2, Lituanica SAT-1, LitSat-1, SkyCube, UAPSat-1) TDRS-L
February	Progress M-22M ABS-2, Athena-Fidus Türksat 4A USA-248 GPM Core, Ginrei, KSAT-2, INVADER, OPUSAT, STARS-II, TeikyoSat-3, ITF-1
March	Ekspress AT1, Ekspress AT2 Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A Kosmos 2494 Soyuz TMA-12M Shijian XI-06
April	USA-249 / DMSP-5D3 F19 Sentinel-1A IRNSS-1B Progress M-23M Ofek-10 USA-250 EgyptSat 2 SpaceX CRS-3 (KickSat) Luch 5V, KazSat-3
May	Kosmos 2495 Ekspress AM4R USA-251 USA-252 Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498, Kosmos 2499 ALOS-2, Raijin-2, UNIFORM-1, SOCRATES, SPROUT Eutelsat 3B Soyuz TMA-13M
June	Kosmos 2500 / GLONASS-M 755 AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, BRITE-Montreal, BRITE-Toronto, BugSat 1, Deimos-2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, KazEOSat 2, Perseus-M1, Perseus-M2, SaudiSat-4, TabletSat-Aurora, UniSat-6 (Lemur-1, Tigrisat), Flock-1c × 11 SPOT 7, CanX-4, CanX-5
July	OCO-2 Gonets-M × 3 Meteor-M No.2 O3b × 4 CRS Orb-2 (Flock-1b × 28, TechEdSat-4) Orbcomm-OG2 × 6 Foton-M No.4 Progress M-24M USA-253 / GSSAP 1, USA-254 / GSSAP 2, USA-255 / ANGELS Georges Lemaître ATV
August	USA-256 AsiaSat 8 Yaogan 20 A, B, C WorldView-3 Gaofen 2, Heweliusz Galileo FOC-1, Galileo FOC-2
September	Chuangxin 1-04, Lingqiao AsiaSat 6 Yaogan 21, Tiantuo 2 MEASAT 3b, Optus 10 USA-257 SpaceX CRS-4 Soyuz TMA-14M Olimp-K Shijian XI-07
October	Himawari 8 IRNSS-1C ARSAT-1, Intelsat 30 Yaogan 22 Ekspress AM6 Chang'e 5-T1, 4M Shijian 11-08 Cygnus CRS Orb-3† (Arkyd-3†, Flock-1d × 26†) Progress M-25M USA-258 / GPS IIF 8 Meridian 7
November	Sasuke, Hodoyoshi 1, Kinshachi 1, Tsukushi, TSUBAME Yaogan 23 Yaogan 24 Kuaizhou 2 Soyuz TMA-15M Kosmos 2501
December	Hayabusa2, PROCYON, Shinen 2, DESPATCH Orion EFT-1 DirecTV-14, GSAT-16 CBERS-4 Yaogan 25 A, B, C USA-259 Yamal-401 O3b × 4 (FM9 to FM12) Kondor-E No.2 IPM Kosmos 2502 Resurs-P No.2 Yaogan 26 Astra 2G Fengyun 2-08
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