Solar Energy News  
TECH SPACE
GSAT 8 Satellite Placed in Geosynchronous Orbit

File image.
by Staff Writers
Bangalore, India (SPX) May 27, 2011
India's advanced communication satellite, GSAT-8, launched on May 21, 2011 has reached Geosynchronous orbit with an orbital period of 23 hours 45 minutes. The satellite's orbit has a perigee of 35,543 km, apogee of 35,770 km and an orbital inclination of 0.04 deg with respect to the equatorial plane.

The solar arrays on both sides of the satellite have been deployed and they are tracking the Sun and generating electrical power. These solar arrays are designed to generate 6,240 W of electrical power.

Two large dual grid Ku-band antennae have been opened and are pointing towards the Earth.

The satellite has been put into the final orbital configuration pointing towards the Earth continuously.

GSAT-8 is presently located at 47 deg East longitude and is being moved towards its final orbital position of 55 deg East where it will be co-located with INSAT-3E satellite.

In Orbit Testing (IOT) of 24 Ku-band transponders of GSAT-8 is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2011 and the satellite is expected to be ready for service in about a month. Testing of the GAGAN navigational payload will be conducted from the new Navigation Control Centre at Kundanahalli near Bangalore.



Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
ISRO
Space Technology News - Applications and Research



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


TECH SPACE
Success of GSAT-8 and Future of India's Space Programme
New Delhi, India (SPX) May 26, 2011
India's advanced communication geostationary satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched on May 21, 2011. The satellite was put in orbit from French Guiana by the Ariane-V launch vehicle. Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) master control facility has already started acquiring signals from this satellite. It would take a few more days for this satellite to become fully operational. ... read more







TECH SPACE
Study details path to sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Northwest

New sustainable bio-derived jet fuel industry is achievable

Teaching algae to make fuel

Aviation biofuels for Australia?

TECH SPACE
Guide vests robotic navigation aids for the visually impaired

Controlling robotic arms is child's play

Researchers demonstrate autonomous robots able to explore and map buildings

Tiny robots map buildings -- without help

TECH SPACE
Windpower 2011 highlights industry trends and job creation

Google backs wind energy in California desert

Evolutionary lessons for wind farm efficiency

Global warming won't harm wind energy production, climate models predict

TECH SPACE
New fuel efficiency labels for cars coming

Japan to finance quake-hit car parts makers

When fueling up means plugging in

Obama orders US agencies to buy green vehicles

TECH SPACE
Greenpeace climbers occupy Arctic oil rig

China hits back at Vietnam over territorial spat

Iran denies buying ship from Israel firm

Shell says 27,580 barrels of oil spills in Nigeria in 2010

TECH SPACE
New form of girl's best friend is lighter than ever

2 graphene layers may be better than 1

Diamonds shine in quantum networks

Climate Change From Black Carbon Depends On Altitude

TECH SPACE
New Jersey ditches carbon cap and trade

Report: California can reach emission goal

Carbon emissions at highest levels ever: report

Micronesia takes on Czech power plant over emissions

TECH SPACE
Destruction of Brazil's Atlantic Forest falls 55%: study

Global Warming May Affect the Capacity of Trees to Store Carbon

Brazil farm interests score one against forest protection

Environmentalist husband, wife shot dead in Brazil


The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement