GSAT 7, known to be India’s first exclusive Defense Satellite would be launched on Friday August 30, Â from European space consortium Arianespace from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. According to news reports, it has been designed exclusively to serve Indian Navy. It was earlier known as INSAT 4F.
Indian Space Research Organization shies away from calling it an exclusive satellite for the Navy on record, but privately admits exactly that.
GSAT-7 is scheduled to be launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) by Ariane-5 VA 215 during the 50-minute launch window starting from 2 am on Friday.
GSAT-7 has a lift-off mass of 2625 kg and is based on ISRO’s 2500 kg satellite bus with some new technological elements, including the antennae. Its solar arrays generate 2900 W of electrical power. A 108 Ampere-Hour Lithium-Ion battery enables the satellite to function during the eclipse period. The propulsion subsystem has a 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) and thrusters.
The Development  cost of GSAT 7  us Rs 185 crore  and it would carry payloads operating in UHF, S, C and Ku bands.
It is the sixth among the stack of seven INSAT-4 series communication satellites planned to be launched by India.
Technical Specifications of GSAT 7
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 9 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre, Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 2,330 kilograms (5,100Â lb) |
| Power | 2Â kilowatts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 August 2013 |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre SLP |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 74° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | UHF S-band C-band Ku-band |
India changes its direction and look forward towards France to give help in facilitating India to fulfill its desire to explore the space. And it becomes successful. Labeling it as a homemade satellite baked by ISRO, but under the cover of French rocket. And still it is home made. We got a relief that this did not show its fire crackers but peaceful completed its initial exercise in space. But when we have peace in this globe? These expeditions are the technological ventures and nothing else. They can not solve out the human issues of peace, security and survival. War is a treacherous business and when we are equipped with weapons we are likely wanted to use. Technology should be used for the welfare of the human kind not in ending the race.