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INSAT-3D

39216. INSAT-3D was launched on July 25, 2013 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 3D
Common name
INSAT-3D
International designator
2013-038B
NORAD catalog number
39216
GCAT identifier
S39216
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/698

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Insat 3M
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
Indian Space Research Organization
Platform (bus)
I2K

Launch

Date
July 25, 2013 · 19:54 UTC
Launch record
2013-038Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,470 km
Apogee
35,796 km
Inclination
0.26°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 11, 2023

Size

Mass
2,090 kg
Dry mass
935 kg
Length
2.4 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
9.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5972407 (CC0).