Insat 3E
| Insat 3E | |
|---|---|
 Insat 3E - Artist's impression |
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| Start date | September 27, 2003, 11:14 PM UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5G V162 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais , ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2003-043E |
| Takeoff mass | 2750 kg |
| Empty mass | 1218 kg |
| Manufacturer |
 ISRO
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| Satellite bus | Insat 3 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned), 11 years (achieved) |
| operator |
ISRO
|
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 36 × C-band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 2,400 watts |
| position | |
| First position | 129.7 ° West |
| Actual position | Cemetery orbit |
| drive | Liquid Apogee engine |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Insat 3E is an Indian communications satellite of the In dian National Sat ellite System, or INSAT, and run by the ISRO operated. It is the fourth satellite to be launched in the Insat-3 series.
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Insat 3E was from Kourou , French Guiana , by the European Ariane-5G - launcher along with Euro Bird 3 and SMART-1 launched into space. The satellite was brought into its final geostationary orbit by the burning of the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board .
End of operation
In March 2014, the attitude control fuel was exhausted, so that it was shifted to a cemetery orbit above the geostationary belt.
Web links
- Insat 3E on Gunter's Space Page (English)
- Insat 3E on N2YO
- Insat 3E on the operator's website (English)
Individual references and sources
- ↑ Oxidator supply exhausted, INSAT 3E out of operation. raumfahrer.net, April 6, 2014, accessed on August 14, 2017 (German).