DD Free Dish DTH service will migrate to GSAT-15 satellite in November/December. GSAT-15 satellite is going to replace the Insat 4B satellite at 93.5° East orbit location.
GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite to augment the capacity of transponders to provided more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. The satellite will be the 10th one in the series of GSAT satellites. It is expected to launch on 10th Nov 2015 from Ariane 5 rocket along with ArabSat 6B satellite.
The satellite will carry 24 ku band transponders and 2 GAGAN navigational payloads. Besides that it will also carry 2 Ku-band beacons.
| Type/Applications: | Communication & GAGAN |
| Orbit Position: | 93.5°E in Geo |
| Mission Life: | 12 Years |
| Equipment’s: | 24 Ku-band Transponders, 2 GAGAN Payloads, 2 Beacon Tx |
| Technical Details: | EIRP (Ku): 52 dBW EIRP (L1): 30.2 dBW EIRP (L5): 28.8 dBW |
Frequency Details:
| CH. No. | Uplink | Downlink | ||
| Frequency (GHz) | Polarization | Frequency (GHz) | Polarization | |
| 1 to 6 | 14.00 – 14.25 | Vertical | 10.95 – 11.20 | Horizontal |
| 7 to 12 | 14.25 – 14.50 | Vertical | 11.45 – 11.70 | Horizontal |
| 13 to 18 | 14.00 – 14.25 | Horizontal | 10.95 – 11.70 | Vertical |
| 19 to 24 | 14.25 – 14.50 | Horizontal | 10.95 – 11.20 | Vertical |
