INSAT-4E

INSAT 4E
	GSAT-6 seen with two halves of payload faring of GSLV-D6
Mission type	Communication
Operator	INSAT
COSPAR ID	2015-041A
SATCAT no.	40880
Website	https://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-6
Mission duration	Planned: 9 years ; Elapsed: 8 years, 11 months, 4 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus	I-2K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre; Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	2,117 kilograms (4,667 lb)
Dry mass	985 kg (2,172 lb)
Power	3.1 kilowatts
Start of mission
Launch date	27 August 2015, 11:22 UTC
Rocket	GSLV Mk.II D6
Launch site	Satish Dhawan SLP
Contractor	ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	83°E
Epoch	Planned
Transponders
Band	5, C x S transponders (9 megahertz bandwidth); 5, S x C transponders (2.7 megahertz bandwidth)
	GSAT ← GSAT-16 GSAT-15 →

INSAT-4E, also known as GSAT-6, is a member of the INSAT family and is a multimedia communication satellite that will offer a Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service across several digital multimedia terminals or consoles which can be used to provide information services to vehicles on the fly and to the mobile phones. The satellite can be used for other social and strategic applications.^[1]^[2]

^ "ISRO proposes INSAT-4E satellite". spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
^ "Space Application center". sac.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

[1] "ISRO proposes INSAT-4E satellite". spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

[2] "Space Application center". sac.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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