GSat 31

GSat 31 [ISRO]

GSAT-31 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite.

GSAT 31 To be positioned at a longitude of 48° East, GSAT-31 is configured on ISRO’s enhanced I-2K bus structure to provide communications services from geostationary orbit in Ku-band for a lifetime greater than 15 years. It is a replacement for Insat 4CR.

The satellite was launched in early 2019 on an Ariane-5ECA launch vehicle.

Nation: India
Type / Application: Communication
Operator: Insat
Contractors: ISRO
Equipment: Ku-band transponders
Configuration: I-2K (I-2000) Bus
Propulsion:
Power: 2 solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 15 years
Mass: 2536 kg
Orbit: GEO
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GSat 31 2019-007B 05.02.2019 Ko ELA-3 Ariane-5ECA with Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1

Launch Sites:

  • Ko =   Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France   France
Further GSat missions:

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