INSAT-3B
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INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite which was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by Indian National Satellite System. It's the first Geostationary satellite by India.
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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | INSAT |
COSPAR ID | 2000-016B ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 26108 |
Mission duration | 12 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-2K |
Manufacturer | ISRO |
Launch mass | 2,070 kilograms (4,560 lb) |
Power | 1,712 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 March 2000 (2000-03-21) |
Rocket | Ariane 5G |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 83° East |
Perigee altitude | 35,743 kilometres (22,210 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 35,829 kilometres (22,263 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 0.01 degrees[1] |
Period | 1,436.06 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 23 April 2000[1] |
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