INS Satpura

	INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
History
India
Name	Satpura
Namesake	Satpura range
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	31 October 2002
Launched	4 June 2004
Commissioned	20 August 2011
Identification	Pennant number: F48
Motto	Nishchay, Garv, Sahas; (Determination, Pride, Bravery);
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Shivalik-class frigate
Displacement	6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load
Length	142.5 m (468 ft)
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power	2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines (11,300 kW each); 2 × GE LM2500+ (25,100 kW each);
Propulsion	CODOG
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines);
Complement	257 (including 35 officers + 222 sailors)
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar :-; 1 x Fregat M2EM 3-D radar (Surface & Air) ; 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar; 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR; 2 × Elta EL/M 2221 STGR; 1 × BEL APARNA; Sonar :-; BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar; Thales Sintra active towed-array sonar; Combat Suite :-; "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A);
Electronic warfare; & decoys	BEL Ellora electronic warfare suite; Decoy:-; 4 x Kavach decoy launchers;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 32-cell VLS for Barak 1 missiles; 1 × Shtil-1 arm launcher (24 missiles); Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:; 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles; Guns:; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 2 × AK-630 CIWS; 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun; Anti-submarine warfare:; 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers; 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters.

INS Satpura (F48) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding Talwar-class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.

History
INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
India
Name	Satpura
Namesake	Satpura range
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	31 October 2002
Launched	4 June 2004
Commissioned	20 August 2011
Identification	Pennant number: F48
Motto	Nishchay, Garv, Sahas (Determination, Pride, Bravery)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Shivalik-class frigate
Displacement	6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load
Length	142.5 m (468 ft)
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power	2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines (11,300 kW each) 2 × GE LM2500+ (25,100 kW each)
Propulsion	CODOG
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines)
Complement	257 (including 35 officers + 222 sailors)
Sensors & processing systems	Radar :- 1 x Fregat M2EM 3-D radar (Surface & Air) 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR 2 × Elta EL/M 2221 STGR 1 × BEL APARNA Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar Thales Sintra active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ellora electronic warfare suite Decoy:- 4 x Kavach decoy launchers
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 32-cell VLS for Barak 1 missiles 1 × Shtil-1 arm launcher (24 missiles) Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 × AK-630 CIWS 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters.