INSAT-1C

INSAT-1C
Mission type Communication
Operator India ISRO
COSPAR ID 1988-063A
Mission duration 7 years (planned)
1.3 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Bus I-1K
Manufacturer Aérospatiale
Launch mass 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 21 July 1988
Rocket Ariane 3
Launch site Kourou ELA-2
Contractor Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 93.5° East
Period 24 hours

INSAT-1C was the third in the first generation INSAT series of satellites(termed as INSAT-1) developed by United States to satisfy the domestic communication requirement of India. The Govt. agencies using its services were All India Radio, Doordarshan, Department of Space and Indian Meteorological Department[1]

Launch

INSAT-1C was launched from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou using Ariane 3 rocket on July 21, 1988. At launch, it had a mass of 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of seven years. The satellite was positioned at 93.5° East longitude in geostationary orbit

Payloads

INSAT-1C carried 3 payloads on board to provide communication services to Indian Meteorological Department, Department of Telecommunications and Department of Space:

Mission

INSAT-1C mission was a failure and lasted only for about 1.3 years because the satellite lost its 6 C-band transponders and 2 S-band transponders when a power system failure knocked out one of the two buses[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "INSAT 1C". NASA. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. "INSAT-1C". Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. "Geo Stationary Satellites : INSAT-1C". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  4. "INSAT 1". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

External links

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