Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | INSAT |
COSPAR ID | 1988-063A |
SATCAT no. | 19330 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) 13 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | I-1K |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 July 1988 |
Rocket | Ariane 3 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 93.5° East |
Period | 24 hours |
INSAT-1C was the third in the first generation INSAT series of satellites (termed as INSAT-1) built by Ford Aerospace to satisfy the domestic communication requirement of India. The Govt. agencies using its services were All India Radio, Doordarshan, Department of Space and Indian Meteorological Department
Launch
INSAT-1C was launched from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou using Ariane 3 rocket on July 21, 1988. At launch, it had a mass of 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of seven years. The satellite was positioned at 93.5° East longitude in geostationary orbit
Payloads
INSAT-1C carried 3 payloads on board to provide communication services to Indian Meteorological Department, Department of Telecommunications and Department of Space:
- Very High Resolution scanning Radiometer (VHRR)
- 12 transponders operating in 2-phases (earth-to-satellite and vice versa).
- Data channel to send data for land based applications.
Mission
INSAT-1C mission was a success and lasted for about 13 years because the satellite got another 6 C-band transponders and 2 S-band transponders when a power system made one more bus
See also
References
- "INSAT 1C". NASA. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "INSAT-1C". Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "Geo Stationary Satellites : INSAT-1C". Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- "INSAT 1". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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