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NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has approved a communication satellite, GSAT 10,
which will replace the existing and ageing Insat 2E and Insat 3B satellites. The
satellite will be designed and developed at a cost of Rs 7.35 billion with a foreign
exchange component of Rs 6.34 billion within 20 months, government sources say. The
satellite will have 12 high power Ku-band transponders, 12 C-band and 12 Extended
C band India coverage transponders and a navigation payload. It will also provide
on-orbit back-up for the GAGAN navigation payload. As
reported first on Indiantelevision.com, on 24 July the cabinet had approved the
launch of GSAT 11 within 30 months with 16 beams in Ku-band and frequency reuse
factor of 4. The
two new communication satellites are to be launched within the next three years
at a cost of Rs 12.35 billion, aimed at creating additional capacity of transponders
and for direct-to-home (DTH) applications. | 
