GSat 7A

GSat 7A [ISRO]

GSAT-7A is a communications satellite carrying for shared use of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.

GSAT-7A will enable the IAF to interlink different ground radar stations, ground airbase and Airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft such as Beriev A-50 Phalcon and DRDO AEW&CS. the satellite will enhance Network-centric warfare capabilities of the Indian Air Force and therefore enhance it's global operations.

The GSAT 7A payload has a switchable frequency plan for mobile users in Ku-band. It features one Gregorian reflector antenna and four steerable reflector antennas.

Nation:	India
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:	Insat
Contractors:	ISRO
Equipment:	Ku-band transponders
Configuration:	I-2K (I-2000) Bus
Propulsion:	440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:	8 years
Mass:	2250 kg
Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
GSat 7A	2018-105A	19.12.2018	Sr SLP		GSLV Mk.2(3)

Launch Sites:

Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India

References:

ISRO Website

Further Insat missions:

Insat 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D [Insat-1 Bus]
Insat 2A, 2B [I-2K]
Insat 2C, 2D [I-2K]
Insat 2DT [Spacebus-1000]
Insat 2E [I-2K]
Insat 3A [I-2K]
Insat 3B [I-2K]
Insat 3C [I-2K]
Insat 3D [I-2K]
Insat 3DR, 3DS [I-2K]
Insat 3E [I-2K]
Insat 4A, 4B [I-3K]
Insat 4C, 4CR [I-2K]
Insat 4D [I-2K]
Insat 4E [I-2K]
Insat 4F [I-2K]
Insat 4G [I-3K]

Further GSat missions:

GSat 1 [I-2K]
GSat 2 [I-2K]
GSat 3 (EduSat) [I-2K]
GSat 4 (HealthSat) [I-2K]
GSat 5 [I-2K]
GSat 5P [I-2K]
GSat 6, 6A [I-2K]
GSat 7 [I-2K]
GSat 7A [I-2K]
GSat 7R (CMS 03) [I-4K Bus]
GSat 8 [I-3K]
GSat 9 (South Asian Satellite) [I-2K]
GSat 10 [I-3K]
GSat 11 [I-6K]
GSat 12, 12R (CMS 01) [I-1K]
GSat 14 [I-2K]
GSat 15 [I-3K]
GSat 16 [I-3K]
GSat 17 [I-3K]
GSat 18 [I-3K]
GSat 19 [I-3K]
GSat 20 (GSat N2) [I-4K]
GSat 22 [I-3K]
GSat 23 [I-3K]
GSat 24 (GSat N1, CMS 02) [I-3K]
GSat 29 [I-3K]
GSat 30 [I-3K]
GSat 31 [I-2K]
GSat 32 (GSat N3) [I-8K]

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