EDUSAT (satellite)
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EDUSAT (satellite)

Space craft
NameEDUSAT
OperatorISRO
Major contractorsISRO Satellite Center, Space Applications Centre
Mission TypeCommunication satellite
Satellite ofEarth
Orbital insertion date2002-09-24
Launch date2004-09-20 at 10:31:00 UTC
Launch vehicleGSLV
Carrier rocketGSLV F01
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space CentreFirst launch Pad
Mass1,950 kg
Power2040 Watts Solar Panels
Batteries24 AhNi-Mh
Orbital elements
RegimeGeo Synchronous Orbit
Eccentricity0.0
Inclination0°
Altitude36000 km
Apoapsis36000 km
Periapsis36000 km
Orbital period24 Hours
Longitude74°E
Orbits per day1

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EDUSAT or GSAT-3 was launched on 2004-09-20 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country.

EDUSAT carries five Ku band transponders providing spot beams, one Ku band transponder providing a national beam and six extended C band transponders providing national coverage beams.

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV successfully launched EDUSAT the country's first thematic satellite dedicated exclusively for educational services, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. It was the first operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F01) and the third GSLV launch. EDUSAT orbited the Earth in GTO with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 180 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 35,985 km with an orbital inclination of 19.2 deg with respect to the equatorwith an orbital period of 10.5 hours before it was placed in the Geostationary orbit.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Satellites
Earth observationBhaskara Satellite series * IRS * Cartosat 1 * Cartosat 2 * Cartosat 2A * Cartosat 3 * Oceansat-2
CommunicationIndian National Satellite System * GSAT-1 * GSAT-2 * GSAT-3 * GSAT-4 * KALPANA-1
Space observatoryAryabhata * Astrosat
Global positioningIndian Regional Navigational Satellite System
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Launch vehicle
fleet
Expendable launch systemSLV * ASLV * PSLV * GSLV * GSLV-Mk III
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Human spaceflight
programme
Technology demonstrationSRE-1 * SRE-2
Crew vehicleOrbital Vehicle * Indian Space Shuttle Program
Launch vehicleGSLV-IIH
Astronomy and
planetary sciences
ObservatoriesIndian Astronomical Observatory * Ooty Radio Telescope
InstitutionsNational Atmospheric Research Laboratory
Associated
organizations
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research * Raman Research Institute * Indian Institute of Astrophysics * Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics * Department of Space * Antrix Corporation * Aerospace Command * Defence Research and Development Organisation * IIST
People
AstronautsRakesh Sharma * Ravish Malhotra
ScientistsHomi Jehangir Bhabha * Vikram Sarabhai * Satish Dhawan * Raja Ramanna * Abdul Kalam * Udipi Ramachandra Rao * K. Kasturirangan * G. Madhavan Nair * Mylswamy Annadurai * B. N. Suresh * K. Radhakrishnan
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