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Satellite:
INSAT-3A
Satellite details
Acronym
INSAT-3A
Full name
Indian National Satellite - 3A
Satellite Description
4th flight unit of the INSAT-3 series.
Missions: operational meteorology and telecommunication
Mass at launch
2950 kg
Dry mass
1348 kg
Power
3100 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data not available
Orbit
Geostationary orbit
Altitude
35786 km
Longitude
93.5° E
Space agency
ISRO
, IMD
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
10 Apr 2003
EOL
Sep 2016
Last update:
2017-07-17
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
INSAT-3A
Acronym
Full name
CCD
Charge Coupled Device Camera
DCS
Data Collection Service
SAS&R
Advanced Aided Search & Rescue
VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer
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Satellite Field of View
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
INSAT-3A
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
CDAS
S-E
4501.5 MHz
500KG1D
500 kHz
linear
D
526.5 kbps
VHRR raw data
CDAS
S-E
4508.93 MHz
500KG1D
500 kHz
linear
D
1288.5 kbps
CCD raw data
DRT
E-S
402.75 MHz
180KG1D
180 kHz
LHCP
D
4.8 kbps
DCP reports
DRT
S-E
4504.2 MHz
180KG1D
180 kHz
linear
D
4.8 kbps
DCP relay
SAS & R
E-S
406.025 MHz
80K0G1D
80 kHz
RHCP
D
0.4 kbps
Distress messages
SAS & R
S-E
4505.7 MHz
80K0G1D
80 kHz
linear
D
0.4 kbps
Distress messages to LUT