Bharti Airtel would get transponder space on the Insat 4CR

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Most likely, Bharti Airtel would get transponder space on the Insat 4CR satellite, .... and its really a good choice

INSAT-4C is an exclusive Ku-band satellite with 12 high power Ku-band transponders providing India coverage. Launch of INSAT-4C by GSLV is planned in 2006. During the year, INSAT-4C bus and payload configuration was finalised and comprehensive design review completed for bus and payload systems. Layout of equipment panels has been finalised. Mechanical packages are under integration. Payload Integration has been taken up. Spacecraft structure has been fabricated and all flight propulsion hardware realised. Hardware-in-loop simulation was carried out. Solar panel substrates have been realised and solar cell bonding is in progress. Test and evaluation of power packages is in progress.

INSAT-4 series is planned to have seven satellites, INSAT-4A through INSAT-4G with INSAT-4D as a spare. The transponder capacity of this series has been worked out after evaluating the requirement projected by different uses/user departments. It is planned that, by 2007, INSAT system will have about 250 transponders in various bands catering to a demand of up to 11 Giga Bits Per Second (GBPS) capacity.

The Insat 4C satellite failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle malfunction. Shortly after the failure, ISRO announced, that they plan to launch an identical satellite by July 2007.

The replacement satellite Insat 4CR was launched on 2. September 2007, but the reached orbit was lower than planned. Insat-4CR has enough fuel to reach an operational geo-stationary orbit on its own.


National : = India
Type : Communication
Operator : Insat
Contractors : ISRO
Equipment : 12 Ku Band Transponders
Configuration : 1 -2K (I-2000) Bus
Propulsion : 440 Newton Thrust Liquid apogee motor
Lifetime : 10 years
Mass : 2168kg (950kg dry)
Orgit : GEO

Date LS 02.09.2007
Launcher Sr SLP GSLV Mk.1 (2)