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INSAT-1D

20643. INSAT-1D was launched on June 12, 1990 aboard a Delta 4925-8 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-051ANORAD 20643India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 1D
Common name
INSAT-1D
International designator
1990-051A
NORAD catalog number
20643
GCAT identifier
S20643
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/226

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 12, 1990 · 05:52 UTC
Launch record
1990-051Success
Rocket
Delta 4925-8
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,769 km
Apogee
35,805 km
Inclination
0.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 2002
End of operations
May 2002

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 Q14914744 (CC0).