Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
INSAT 3A (Indian National Satellite) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
India |
Operator/Owner |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Meteorology |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
93.53 |
Perigee (km) |
35780 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000154187373240188 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2950 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1348 |
Power (watts) |
3100 |
Date of Launch |
09-04-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
ISRO Satellite Center |
Country of Contractor |
India |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2003-013A |
NORAD Number |
27714 |
Comments |
12 C-band, 6 extended C-band, 6 Ku-band for voice, video and data transmission to West Asia, East Asia, India; augment present INSAT capacity for communication and meteorological services. |