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Satellite:
INSAT-3C
Satellite details
Acronym
INSAT-3C
Full name
Indian National Satellite - 3C
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the INSAT-3 series.
Mission: telecommunication, including relay of the INSAT-3A CCD and VHRR images.
Mass at launch
2750 kg
Dry mass
1218 kg
Power
2765 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data not available
Orbit
Geostationary orbit
Altitude
35786 km
Longitude
74° E
Space agency
ISRO
, IMD
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Presumably, no longer used for meteorological communications after the launch of INSAT-3D.
Launch
24 Jan 2002
EOL
2014
Last update:
2017-07-17
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
INSAT-3C
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Satellite Field of View
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
INSAT-3C
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
Apr 2002 *
2014 *
N/A
* 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
MDD
S-E
2599.23 MHz
200 kHz
linear
A
10 kHz
Meteorological Data Distribution including data originated from INSAT-3A
CWDS
S-E
2559.23 MHz
200 kHz
linear
A
10 kHz
Cyclone Warning Dissemination System for selected INSAT-3A data activated in the cyclone season