ISRO’s Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka has successfully carried out third and final orbit raising manoeuvres of GSAT-10 satellite today morning. GSAT-10 was raised to 35,734 km by 35,585 km orbit. The two solar panels and the two dual gridded reflector antennas were also deployed today. In the coming days, the satellite will be moved towards its designated location of 83 degree East.

ISRO sources said that the in-orbit testing of its communication and navigations payloads will be performed after final deployment. GSAT-10 will be ready for operational use by November and will have operational life of 15 years. The Satellite has 30 Communication Transponders besides a Navigation payload “GAGAN” that would provide GPS signals of improved accuracy to be used by the Airports Authority of India for Civil Aviation requirements.