Satellites

Payload

GSAT-2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

GSAT-2 is a India payload satellite, launched on May 8, 2003 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
May 8, 2003 at 11:28 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
GSLV
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,956 km
Periapsis
35,854 km
Inclination
11.17°
Orbital period
1442.16 min

Spacecraft

Operator
India
Launch mass
1,800 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-018A
NORAD catalog №
27807
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
IndiaIndia
Radar cross-section
0.003 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational