GSAT-12

Summary

GSAT-12 is a communications satellite^[1]. GSAT-12 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• GSAT-12 is in the country of India^[3].
• GSAT-12's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• GSAT-12's owned by is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[5].
• GSAT-12's operator is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[6].
• GSAT-12's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2011-034A^[7].
• GSAT-12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL^[8].
• GSAT-12's SCN is recorded as 37746^[9].
• GSAT-12's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary transfer orbit^[10].
• GSAT-12's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2011-07-15T00:00:00Z^[11].
• GSAT-12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy0595^[12].
• GSAT-12's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• GSAT-12's start point is recorded as Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad^[14].
• GSAT-12's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1410'}^[15].

Why It Matters

GSAT-12 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] GSAT-12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]