Weather
INSAT-2E (APR-1)
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 2, 1999 at 10:03 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 42P →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Insat 2E
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,999 km
- Periapsis
- 35,920 km
- Inclination
- 11.34°
- Orbital period
- 1444.95 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1999-016A
- NORAD catalog №
- 25666
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 6.3803 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational