Military communications - designed to replace Molniya and Parus spacecraft; this is the fourth of the series.
"Carries 14 active C-band transponders and 16 Ku-band transponders to serve customers in Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Western Europe; the C-band antenna has failed to deploy as of 6/11."
"First of two identical satellites; Ku, Ka, and C-band transponders. Direct-to-home television programming, secure Ka-band communications for military and government in UAE."
Follow-on to Resourcesat 1; will provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage as well.
"Payloads a collaboration between Indian and Russian students, carries three science instruments."
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