GSAT-18
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GSAT-18
Summary
GSAT-18 is a communications satellite[1]. GSAT-18 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- GSAT-18's image is recorded as GSAT-18.png[3].
- GSAT-18's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[4].
- GSAT-18's operator is recorded as Indian National Satellite System[5].
- GSAT-18's manufacturer is recorded as U. R. Rao Satellite Centre[6].
- GSAT-18's manufacturer is recorded as Space Applications Centre[7].
- GSAT-18's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2016-060A[8].
- GSAT-18's Commons category is recorded as GSAT-18[9].
- GSAT-18's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA[10].
- GSAT-18's SCN is recorded as 41793[11].
- GSAT-18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[12].
- GSAT-18's country of origin is recorded as India[13].
- GSAT-18's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[14].
- GSAT-18's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2016-10-05T00:00:00Z[15].
- GSAT-18's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
- GSAT-18's official website is recorded as https://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-18[17].
- GSAT-18's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace[18].
- GSAT-18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0001135'}[19].
- GSAT-18's start point is recorded as ELA-3[20].
- GSAT-18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.0273'}[21].
- GSAT-18's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3404'}[22].
- GSAT-18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1436.08'}[23].
- GSAT-18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+42164'}[24].
- GSAT-18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35791'}[25].
- GSAT-18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35781'}[26].
- GSAT-18's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b638g_83[27].
Why It Matters
GSAT-18 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] GSAT-18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]