GSAT-8

Summary

GSAT-8 is a communications satellite^[1]. GSAT-8 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• GSAT-8 is in the country of India^[3].
• GSAT-8's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• GSAT-8's instance of is recorded as navigation satellite^[5].
• GSAT-8's owned by is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[6].
• GSAT-8's operator is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[7].
• GSAT-8's manufacturer is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[8].
• GSAT-8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2011-022A^[9].
• GSAT-8's part of is recorded as GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation^[10].
• GSAT-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA^[11].
• GSAT-8's SCN is recorded as 37605^[12].
• GSAT-8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[13].
• GSAT-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2011-05-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• GSAT-8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gtvq4d^[15].
• GSAT-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• GSAT-8's start point is recorded as ELA-3^[17].
• GSAT-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3093'}^[18].
• GSAT-8's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "37605"]^[19].

Why It Matters

GSAT-8 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] GSAT-8 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]