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GSAT-8

communications satellite
Vehicle communications_satellite Q3278428

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
communications satellite, navigation satellite[3]
Owned by
Indian Space Research Organisation[4]
Country
India[2]
Launch date
2011-05-20
Part of
GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation[7]
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Manufacturer
Indian Space Research Organisation[6]
Mass
3,093 kg[13]
Operator
Indian Space Research Organisation[5]
Satellite of
geostationary orbit
Significant event
rocket launch[11]
Space launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA[8]
Start point
ELA-3[12]
Type of orbit
geostationary orbit[9]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
May 20, 2011[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en GSAT-8 de Insat-4G hi जीसैट-८ hu GSat–8
🔖 Identifiers · 4
COSPAR ID
2011-022A
Freebase ID
/m/0gtvq4d
SCN
37605
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "37605"]

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Instance of 2
communications satellite, navigation satellite
Country 1
India
Manufacturer 1
Indian Space Research Organisation
Operator 1
Indian Space Research Organisation
Owned by 1
Indian Space Research Organisation
Part of 1
GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Ariane 5 ECA
Start point 1
ELA-3
Type of orbit 1
geostationary orbit
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Summary

GSAT-8 is a communications satellite[1].

Related Entities

Ariane 5 ECA communications satellite India navigation satellite

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . isro.gov.in. Retrieved . isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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