CMS 01 SATELLITE
- December 17, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Science & tech
Context : The 25-hour countdown for the launch of communication satellite CMS-01 on board launch vehicle PSLV-C50 commenced.
Concept :
- CMS-01 is the 42nd communication satellite from India and weighs around 1,410 kgs. It will be replacing the ageing GSAT-12 satellite that was launched in 2011.
- It will provide telecom services in the Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum.
- In a statement, ISRO has said the Extended-C Band coverage will include Indian mainland, Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. Twenty minutes into the flight, it will be set in the Geostationary Orbit (GEO) at 83° inclination.
- The expected mission life of this spacecraft is supposed to be seven years or more.
- PSLV C-50
- PSLV-C50 is the 22nd flight of the PSLV in the ‘XL’ configuration, and the 52nd PSLV flight.
- The PSLV is 44-metre-high and has four stages with six strap-on booster motors on to the first stage that gives it’s a higher thrust during the initial flight moments.
- ISRO has developed and used different PSLV variants, including ones with either two or four strap-on motors, or the Core Alone variant without any strap-on motors.
- As the PSLV is not a reusable rocket, the first stage won’t be reclaimed and it will crash into the Indian Ocean.