INSAT-3DR
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![]() INSAT-3DR with solar panel deployed | |||||||||||
Names | Indian National Satellite 3D Repeat | ||||||||||
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Mission type | Weather satellite | ||||||||||
Operator | INSAT | ||||||||||
COSPAR ID | 2016-054A | ||||||||||
SATCATno. | 41752 | ||||||||||
Website | http://mosdac.gov.in/content/insat-3dr | ||||||||||
Mission duration | Planned: 10 years Elapsed: 7 years, 9 months, 6 days | ||||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||
Bus | I-2K | ||||||||||
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre | ||||||||||
Launch mass | 2,211 kg (4,874 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
Dry mass | 956 kg (2,108 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
Power | 1,700 W[1] | ||||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||||
Launch date | 8 September 2016, 11:20UTC | ||||||||||
Rocket | GSLV Mk IIF05 | ||||||||||
Launch site | Satish DhawanSLP | ||||||||||
Contractor | ISRO | ||||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||||||
Regime | Geostationary | ||||||||||
Longitude | 74° E[1] | ||||||||||
Epoch | Planned | ||||||||||
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INSAT-3DRis an Indian weather satellite built by theIndian Space Research Organisationand operated by theIndian National Satellite System.[2]It will provide meteorological services to India using a 6-channel imager and a 19-channel sounder, as well assearch and rescueinformation and message relay for terrestrial data collection platforms.[3]The satellite was launched on 8 September 2016, and is a follow-up toINSAT-3D.
Satellite payload[edit]
Payload | Usage |
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DCS | Data Collection Service |
SAS&R | Advanced Aided Search & Rescue |
IMAGER | INSAT imager |
SOUNDER | INSAT sounder |
Launch[edit]
INSAT-3DR was successfully launched on 8 September 2016 at 11:20 UTC aboard aGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV Mk II) from theSatish Dhawan Space Centre,[4][5]which was delayed from 28 August.[6]The rocket placed it into ageostationary transfer orbitfor eventual stationing ingeosynchronous orbitat 74° E.[3]
References[edit]
- ^abcdRadhakrishan, Vignesh (8 September 2016)."Isro's advanced weather satellite launched: Here are 8 things to know".Hindustan Times.Retrieved8 September2016.
- ^"SALIENT FEATURES OF INSAT-3D".www.isac.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 3 May 2019.Retrieved3 May2019.
- ^ab"INSAT-3DR".World Meteorological Organization.5 June 2012.Retrieved29 June2016.
- ^Clark, Stephen (8 September 2016)."GSLV puts advanced Indian weather satellite in orbit".Spaceflight Now.Retrieved8 September2016.
- ^Tejonmayam, U. (8 September 2016)."Isro's desi cryo engine–powered GSLV-F05 places INSAT-3DR weather satellite in orbit".The Times of India.Times News Network.Retrieved8 September2016.
- ^"ISRO prepares to launch weather satellite INSAT-3DR on August 28".The Indian Express.Indo-Asian News Service. 30 July 2016.Retrieved7 August2016.
External links[edit]
- INSAT-3DRArchived28 September 2017 at theWayback Machineby the Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre
- INSAT-3DRArchived29 November 2016 at theWayback Machineby the Indian Space Research Organisation
- INSAT-3DRby the National Satellite Meteorological Centre