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INSAT-4B

Communications satellite. INSAT-4B was launched on March 11, 2007 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-007ANORAD 30793India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 4B
Common name
INSAT-4B
International designator
2007-007A
NORAD catalog number
30793
GCAT identifier
S30793
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/512

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 11, 2007 · 22:03 UTC
Launch record
2007-007Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,741 km
Apogee
35,753 km
Inclination
0.08°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 28, 2022
End of operations
Jan 20, 2022

Size

Mass
3,029 kg
Dry mass
1,325 kg
Length
3.1 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
15.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559263 (CC0).