 INSAT-3DR with solar panel deployed | |||||||||||
| Names | Indian National Satellite 3D Repeat | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission type | Weather satellite | ||||||||||
| Operator | INSAT | ||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2016-054A | ||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 41752 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://mosdac.gov.in/content/insat-3dr | ||||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned: 10 years Elapsed: 8 years, 2 months, 13 days | ||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||
| Bus | I-2K | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre | ||||||||||
| Launch mass | 2,211 kg (4,874 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
| Dry mass | 956 kg (2,108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
| Power | 1,700 W[1] | ||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||
| Launch date | 8 September 2016, 11:20 UTC | ||||||||||
| Rocket | GSLV Mk II F05 | ||||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP | ||||||||||
| Contractor | ISRO | ||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||||||
| Regime | Geostationary | ||||||||||
| Longitude | 74° E[1] | ||||||||||
| Epoch | Planned | ||||||||||
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INSAT-3DR is an Indian weather satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by the Indian National Satellite System.[2] It will provide meteorological services to India using a 6-channel imager and a 19-channel sounder, as well as search and rescue information and message relay for terrestrial data collection platforms.[3] The satellite was launched on 8 September 2016, and is a follow-up to INSAT-3D.
- ^ a b c d Radhakrishan, Vignesh (8 September 2016). "Isro's advanced weather satellite launched: Here are 8 things to know". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "SALIENT FEATURES OF INSAT-3D". www.isac.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "INSAT-3DR". World Meteorological Organization. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.