GSat 30 [ISRO]
Official name GSAT 30
Alternative name GSAT-30
Cospar ID 2020-005A
Norad ID 45026
Launch date 2020-01-16
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-5ECA+
Country/Organization India
Type application Communication
Operator Insat
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.1
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35779
Apogee (km) 35795
Eccentricity 0.000223544862659625
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00271568832254
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 148.5876
Arg of perigee (deg) 9.9711
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3357
Height (m) 4
Width (m) 2.5
Depth (m) 2.5
Lifetime +15 years
Contractors ISRO
Equipment C and Ku bands transponders
Configuration I-3K (I-3000) Bus
Power 2 solar arrays, batteries

GSAT-30 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite for DTH, Television uplink and VSAT services. It will be a replacement for Insat 4A.

GSAT 30 is based on the I-3K (I-3000) bus and features C and Ku bands transponders. The Dual Gridded Reflector antenna will provide wide coverage in C-band and a Ku-band Gregorian Antenna will provide coverage to Indian mainland and Islands. The on-board Ku-band beacon transmitter will enable earth stations to point their antennas towards the satellite.

The satellite was launched in 2020 on an Ariane-5ECA launch vehicle.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GSAT 30 2020-005A 2020-01-16 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA+ with Eutelsat Konnect