| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | INSAT |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-038B |
| SATCAT no. | 39216 |
| Website | http://mosdac.gov.in/content/insat-3d |
| Mission duration | Planned: 7.7 years Elapsed: 11 years, 4 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-2K |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 2,061 kilograms (4,544 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 July 2013, 19:54:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 82° East |
| Perigee altitude | 35,791 kilometres (22,239 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,795 kilometres (22,242 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.08 degrees |
| Period | 23.93 hours |
| Epoch | 7 November 2013, 23:50:57 UTC[1] |
INSAT-3D is a meteorological, data relay and satellite aided search and rescue satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and was launched successfully on 26 July 2013 using an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from French Guiana.[2][3][4] The satellite has many new technology elements like star sensor, micro stepping Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA) to reduce the spacecraft disturbances and Bus Management Unit (BMU) for control and telecom and telemetry function. It also incorporates new features of bi-annual rotation and Image and Mirror motion compensations for improved performance of the meteorological payloads.[5][6]
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- ^ [1] Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine ISRO Space Applications Centre InfoSheet on INSAT-3B