What is the name of latest satellite?

List of Spacecrafts

SN	Name	Launch Date
87	INS-1B	Feb 15, 2017
86	Cartosat -2 Series Satellite	Feb 15, 2017
85	INS-1A	Feb 15, 2017
84	RESOURCESAT-2A	Dec 07, 2016

Is GSAT-7 a satellite of Earth?

Satellite. GSAT-7, the multi-band communication satellite named Rukmini carries the payloads in UHF, C band and Ku band. ISRO launched a second satellite, GSAT-7A for Indian Air Force on 19 December 2018 on its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F11).

What are the names of artificial satellites launched by India?

List of Indian Satellites – (1975 – 2021)

Launch year	Satellite	Importance
2013	INSAT-3	Meteorological Satellite
2013	GSAT-7	Advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated for military purpose
2013	Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)	India’s first Mars orbiter
2014	GSAT-14	Geostationary communication satellite

Does India have military satellites?

Microsat-R Satellite A dedicated military satellite for the Indian Armed Forces, it was launched on 24 January 2019. The 760 kg imaging satellite was launched using PSLV C-44 rocket.

What is GSLV and PSLV?

Launchers or Launch Vehicles are used to carry spacecraft to space. India has two operational launchers: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It houses two operational launch pads from where all GSLV and PSLV flights take place.

How many ISRO satellites are in space?

Currently, *thirteen* operational satellites are in Sun-synchronous orbit – RESOURCESAT-1, 2, 2A CARTOSAT-1, 2, 2A, 2B, RISAT-1 and 2, OCEANSAT-2, Megha-Tropiques, SARAL and SCATSAT-1, and *four* in Geostationary orbit- INSAT-3D, Kalpana & INSAT 3A, INSAT -3DR.

Who is the operator of GSAT-7A satellite?

The GSAT-7A satellite is operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF). Image courtesy of ISRO. GSAT-7A is a communications satellite indigenously developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

What is GSAT-7 and how will it help the Indian Navy?

According to defense experts, the satellite will enable the navy to extend its blue water capabilities and stop relying on foreign satellites like Inmarsat, which provide communication services to its ships. GSAT-7, the multi-band communication satellite named Rukmini carries the payloads in UHF, C band and K u band.

What is the heaviest satellite launched by GSLV rocket?

With a launch mass of 2,250kg, GSAT-7A is the heaviest satellite launched by a GSLV rocket with an indigenously built cryogenic upper stage. It is the 39 th communication satellite developed by ISRO and the 39 th communications satellite indigenously developed by ISRO for India.

What is the weight of the GSAT 7 satellite?

The state-of-the-art GSAT 7 satellite carrying payloads operating in UHF, S, C and Ku bands, had a lift-off mass of 2,625 kilograms (5,787 lb) and is based on ISRO’s 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb) satellite bus with some new technological elements, including the antennae. After a flight of almost 34 minutes,…