Weather
INSAT-3A
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 G →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,958 km
- Periapsis
- 35,875 km
- Inclination
- 8.82°
- Orbital period
- 1442.74 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2003-013A
- NORAD catalog №
- 27714
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 22.1585 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational