Weather
INSAT-1A
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 10, 1982 at 06:47 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 3910/PAM →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Insat 1A
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,833 km
- Periapsis
- 35,711 km
- Inclination
- 7.14°
- Orbital period
- 1435.34 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1982-031A
- NORAD catalog №
- 13129
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 0.6309 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational