Satellite registry #072 · Communication Satellites
GSAT-8
Saturday, 21 May 2011
NOT OPERATIONAL
Archived registry entry.
GTO · transfer orbit
Application
Communication Satellites
Orbit
GTO
Launch platform
Ariane-5 VA-202
Registry ref
DB-SC-72
Serial #072
Mission summary
This spacecraft was injected into its target orbital envelope. Telemetry, transponder allocation, and payload thermal constraints are managed by the Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan and Bhopal.