
Insat 3D [ISRO]
INSAT-3D is a pure meteorological satellite without additional communication payload as in the other INSAT satellites. It features a 19-channel sounder, a 6-channel imager and a DRT & SAR payload.
| Nation: | India |
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| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | Insat |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | 19-channel sounder, a 6-channel imager, DRT & SAR payload |
| Configuration: | Insat-2/-3 Bus |
| Propulsion: | 440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
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| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Insat 3D | 2012 |