GSAT-15

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{{Infobox spaceflight |auto=all

| name = GSAT-15

| mission_type = Communications

| operator = ISRO

| COSPAR_ID = 2015-065A

| SATCAT = 41028

| website = [http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 GSAT-15]

| mission_duration = Planned: 12 years{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 |title=GSAT-15 |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904044806/http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-15 |url-status=dead }}
Elapsed: {{time interval|11 November 2015 21:34:07|show=ymd|sep=,}}

| spacecraft_bus = I-3K

| manufacturer = ISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre

| launch_mass = {{convert|3164|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| dry_mass = {{convert|1440|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| dimensions =

| power = 6,200 watts

| launch_date = {{start-date|10 November 2015, 21:34:07}} UTC{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/11/ariane-5-arabsat-6b-gsat-15-dual-launch/ |title=Ariane 5 successfully launches Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 |work=NASASpaceFlight.com |first=Chris |last=Bergin |date=10 November 2015 |access-date=12 June 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-communications-satellite-GSAT-15-launched-successfully/articleshow/49743260.cms |title=India's communications satellite GSAT-15 launched successfully |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |first=Chethan |last=Kumar |date=11 November 2015}}

| launch_rocket = Ariane 5 ECA, VA-227

| launch_site = Kourou ELA-3

| launch_contractor = Arianespace

| entered_service = 4 January 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/update/04-jan-2016/gsat-15-satellite-operational-health-of-spacecraft-normal |title=GSAT-15 Satellite is Operational... |publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation |date=4 January 2016}}

| disposal_type =

| deactivated =

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Geostationary

| orbit_longitude = 93.5° E

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|35774|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|35799|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| orbit_inclination = 0.0728°

| orbit_epoch = 11 June 2017, 00:27:58 UTC{{cite web |url=http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=41028 |title=GSAT-15 - Orbit |work=Heavens-Above |date=11 June 2017 |access-date=12 June 2017}}

| apsis = gee

| trans_band = 24 × K_u band

| trans_frequency =

| trans_bandwidth = 36 MHz

| trans_capacity =

| trans_coverage =

| trans_TWTA =

| trans_EIRP =

| trans_HPBW =

| programme = GSAT

| previous_mission = GSAT-6

| next_mission = GSAT-18

}}

GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite similar to GSAT-10 to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. It was successfully launched on 10 November 2015 at 21:34:07 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, along with the ArabSat 6B satellite.{{Cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-latest-communication-satellite-gsat-15-successfully-launched-1242353 |title=ISRO's Diwali Gift: GSAT-15 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched |date=11 November 2015 |work=NDTV}}