 GSAT-10 is envisaged to augment the growing need of Ku and C-band transponders and carries 12 Ku Band, 12 C Band and 12 Extended C Band transponders and a GAGAN payload.The spacecraft employs the standard I-3K structure with power handling capability of around 6 kW with a lift off mass of 3400 kg.GSAT-10 was successfully launched by Ariane 5 on 29 September 2012.