​GSAT 11

  • GSAT-11, the heaviest satellite built by ISRO was launched from French Guiana by Ariane-V Rocket of Arianespace.
  • It weighs around 5855 Kg, double the size of biggest satellite built by ISRO till now. It will be placed in a circular geo-stationary orbit almost 36,000 Km away.
  • ISRO’s most powerful launcher GSLV-Mk III can launch satellite weighing up to 4000 kg only.
  • It is part of ISRO’s high-throughout communication satellite (HTS) fleet that will drive the country’s Internet Broadband from space to untouched areas.
  • It is built to provide throughput data rate of 16 gbps.
  • A GSAT is a series of geosynchronous satellite placed in ....
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