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INSAT-1C

19330. INSAT-1C was launched on July 21, 1988 aboard a Ariane 3 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-063ANORAD 19330India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 1C
Common name
INSAT-1C
International designator
1988-063A
NORAD catalog number
19330
GCAT identifier
S19330
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/191

Mission

Mission type
Communications, Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Insat 1
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto
Platform (bus)
Insat

Launch

Date
July 21, 1988 · 23:12 UTC
Launch record
1988-063Success
Rocket
Ariane 3
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,765 km
Apogee
35,809 km
Inclination
0.15°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 22, 1989
End of operations
Nov 22, 1989

Size

Mass
1,190 kg
Dry mass
550 kg
Length
2.2 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
19.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14174561 (CC0).