ISRO to launch Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on 27th
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Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying India`s latest communication satellite GSAT-6 will be launched by ISRO from Sriharikota on August 27th. SAT-6 is the country`s 25th geostationary communication satellite built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series. After it`s commissioning, GSAT-6 will join the group of India`s other operational geostationary satellites.
GSAT-6 satellite provides communication through five spot beams in S band and a national beam in C band for strategic users.
The cuboid shaped GSAT-6 has a lift off mass of 2117 kg. Of this, propellants weigh 1132 kg and the dry mass of the satellite is 985 kg.
