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GSAT-12
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2011-034A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.37746
Mission durationPlanned: 8 years
Duration: 11 years, 8 months, 8 days
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass1,412 kilograms (3,113 lb)
Dry mass559 kilograms (1,232 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date15 July 2011, 11:18 (2011-07-15UTC11:18Z) UTC
RocketPSLV-XL C17
Launch siteSatish Dhawan SLP
ContractorISRO
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedMarch 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude48°E (Relocated: 19 Mar 2021.)
83°E (till 9 Feb 2021)
Perigee altitude35,782 kilometres (22,234 mi)
Apogee altitude35,803 kilometres (22,247 mi)
Inclination0.01 degrees
Period23.93 hours
Epoch25 December 2013, 01:49:32 UTC[2]
Transponders
Band12 Extended C band
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GSAT-12 was a communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was the second satellite to be launched and placed on a GTO using PSLV.[3]

Satellite

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GSAT-12 was considered to be a replacement of the aged satellite INSAT-3B. It provided services like tele-education, tele-medicine, disaster management support and satellite internet access.[4]

Payloads

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GSAT-12 was equipped with 12 Extended C-band transponders.

Launch

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GSAT-12 was launched onboard PSLV-XL C17 from second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 15, 2011.[5] The tentative life of satellite was 8 years.[6][7]

Replacement and relocation

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While GSAT-12 was still operational a replacement satellite CMS-01(formerly GSAT-12R) was launched on 17 December 2020.[8] GSAT-12 was relocated from 83°E slot to 48°E slot on 19 March 2021.[9]

End of mission

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In March 2023 GSAT-12 was retired from its operational service. After seven maneuvers to raise the satellite to a circular graveyard orbit, 390 km above GEO belt.[10][11][12]

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