- India’s largest Communication satellite
- Injected in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
- It weighs around 3,404 kgs at lift-off.
- It has a mission life of about 15 years.
- It carries 48 communication transponders including Ku-band beacon for accurately pointing ground antennas towards the satellite
- GSAT-18 will provide services like television, telecommunication, VSAT and digital satellite news gathering