Countdown for GSAT-15 Launch
Chennai :
European space agency
Arianespace is gearing up for the Tuesday, 10th November 2015,
evening launch of Indian communication satellite GSAT-15 and Arabsat-6B through
its rocket Ariane 5 from the spaceport in French Guiana, the space agency said.
In a statement issued early Tuesday, Arianespace said it has
delivered another Ariane 5 rocket to the launch zone at Europe's spaceport in
French Guiana.
On Monday, the rocket rolled out from the launcher final
assembly building to the launch pad and is scheduled for lift off during a 43-minute
window that opens on November 10 at 6.34 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
The rocket is scheduled to blast-off between 3.04 a.m. and
3.47 a.m. on November 11 as per Indian time.
The Indian satellite GSAT-15 is designed to deliver
telecommunications services, along with dedicated navigation-aid and emergency
services.
Built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it
will be the 19th payload launched by Arianespace for this customer - which is
one of the world's six largest space agencies.
The Indian satellite with a design life of 12 years will
have 24 Ku-band transponders (automatic receivers and transmitters of radio
signals) and two GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) transponders.
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