GSAT-14

GSAT-14
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2014-001A
SATCAT no.39498
Mission durationPlanned: 12 years
Elapsed: 11 years, 5 months, 12 days
Spacecraft properties
BusI-2K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass1,982 kilograms (4,370 lb)
Dry mass851 kilograms (1,876 lb)
Power2,600 watts
Start of mission
Launch date5 January 2014, 10:48 (2014-01-05UTC10:48Z) UTC
RocketGSLV Mk.II D5
Launch siteSatish Dhawan SLP
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude74° East
Perigee altitude35,776 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Apogee altitude35,809 kilometres (22,251 mi)
Inclination0.11 degrees
Period1436.12 minutes
Epoch22 January 2015, 20:39:21 UTC
Transponders
Band6 Ku band
6 ext. C band
2 Ka band
Coverage areaIndia

GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite launched in January 2014. It replaced the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage.