GSAT-14

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GSAT-14 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39498

Int'l Code: 2014-001A

Perigee: 35,784.8 km

Apogee: 35,802.9 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: January 5, 2014
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite that will extend India's Ku-band and C-band communications capacity with 12 transponders, along with a pair of Ka-band beacons for frequency attenuation studies. GSAT 14 will be positioned near other Indian satellites, such as INSAT 3C, INSAT 4CR and Kalpana 1. The spacecraft also carries several technological experiments, including a fiber optic gyroscope, an active pixel sun sensor and new types of thermal coatings.

1 39498U 14001A   20146.85813226 -.00000069 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9993
2 39498 000.0454 122.3232 0002150 171.4632 333.0316 01.00271498023225

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC