Insat 2E [ISRO]
Insat-2E of the Insat-2 series of satellites built by ISRO, is a multi-purpose satellites for telecommunication, television broadcasting and meteriological services.
It carries seventeen transponders - 12 operating in the normal C-band freequency and 5 in the lower extended C-band. Seven of the normal C-band transponders have wide beam coverage and the remaining have zonal coverages.
For meteorology, it features a Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) with 2 km resolution in visible band and 8 km resolution and water vapour band. Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera operating in visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared band with 1 km resolution.
Nation: | India |
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Type / Application: | Communication / Meteorology |
Operator: | Insat |
Contractors: | ISRO |
Equipment: | 12 C-band transponders, 5 ext. C-band transponders, 1 Data relay transponder, 1 SAR transponder, VHRR |
Configuration: | Insat-2/-3 Bus |
Propulsion: | LAM |
Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | 12 years |
Mass: | 2550 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Insat 2E (Intelsat APR-2) | 1999-016A | 02.04.1999 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-42P H10-3 |