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INSAT-4CR

Communications satellite. INSAT-4CR was launched on September 2, 2007 aboard a GSLV Mk I from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-037ANORAD 32050India

Identity

Name in GCAT
Insat 4CR
Common name
INSAT-4CR
Payload designation
INSAT 4CR
International designator
2007-037A
NORAD catalog number
32050
GCAT identifier
S32050
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/525

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 2, 2007 · 12:51 UTC
Launch record
2007-037Partial · 0.75
Rocket
GSLV Mk I
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,026 km
Apogee
36,235 km
Inclination
0.15°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 23, 2020
End of operations
Nov 23, 2020

Size

Mass
2,130 kg
Dry mass
941 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 Q5972412 (CC0).