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INSAT-4A

Communications satellite. INSAT-4A was launched on December 21, 2005 aboard a Ariane 5GS from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2005-049ANORAD 28911India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 4A
Common name
INSAT-4A
International designator
2005-049A
NORAD catalog number
28911
GCAT identifier
S28911
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/487

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Insat 4
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
I3K

Launch

Date
December 21, 2005 · 22:33 UTC
Launch record
2005-049Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,764 km
Apogee
35,811 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 17, 2019
End of operations
Oct 19, 2019

Size

Mass
3,081 kg
Dry mass
1,425 kg
Length
2.8 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
15.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1664373 (CC0).