GSAT-7A
Sign in to saveGSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Country of origin
- India
- Follows
- GSAT-11
- Mass
- 2250
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Official website
- www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_HINDI/GSAT_7A.html
- Image
- GSAT-7A in delpoyed configuration.png
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- service life
- 8
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2018-12-19
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
- Commons category
- GSAT-7A
- used by
- Indian Army
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
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GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.
==Overview== GSAT-7A allows IAF to interlink different ground radar stations, ground airbase, aircraft to aircraft Real-time Control System, AEW&C aircraft such as Beriev A-50-based Phalcon and DRDO Netra. The satellite enhances network-centric warfare capabilities of the Indian Air Force and its global operations. The satellite is also used by Indian Army's Aviation Corps for real-time control and communication of its aviation operations. India is in the process of acquiring high-altitude long endurance satellite-controlled UAVs, such as American armed MQ-9B Predator drones, that can fire at enemy targets from long distances.
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