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INSAT-2B

Indian telecommunications satellite. INSAT-2B was launched on July 22, 1993 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-048BNORAD 22724India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 2B
Common name
INSAT-2B
International designator
1993-048B
NORAD catalog number
22724
GCAT identifier
S22724
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/270

Mission

Mission type
Communications, Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Insat 2
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
Indian Space Research Organization
Platform (bus)
I2K

Launch

Date
July 22, 1993 · 22:58 UTC
Launch record
1993-048Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,773 km
Apogee
35,801 km
Inclination
0.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 6, 2004
End of operations
Jan 6, 2004

Size

Mass
1,931 kg
Dry mass
916 kg
Length
1.7 m
Diameter
1.90 m
Span
23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13115908 (CC0).