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Insat 3DR [ISRO]
INSAT-3DR is a pure meteorological satellite without additional communication payload as in the other INSAT satellites. It is an improved successor to Insat 3D and features a 19-channel sounder, a 6-channel imager and a DRT & SAR payload.
INSAT-3DR was successfully launched in September 2016 on a GSLV Mk.2(1) rocket.
An additional ground spare, INSAT 3DS is also under construction.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | Insat |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | 19-channel sounder, a 6-channel imager, DRT & SAR payload |
| Configuration: | I-2K Bus |
| Propulsion: | 440 Newton thrust liquid apogee motor |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 10 years |
| Mass: | 2211 kg (#3DR); 2274 kg (#3DS) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insat 3DR | 2016-054A | 08.09.2016 | Sr SLP | GSLV Mk.2(1) | ||
| Insat 3DS | 2024-033A | 17.02.2024 | Sr SLP | GSLV Mk.2(4) |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- ISRO: INSAT-3D
Further Insat missions:
- Insat 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D [Insat-1 Bus]
- Insat 2A, 2B [I-2K]
- Insat 2C, 2D [I-2K]
- Insat 2DT [Spacebus-1000]
- Insat 2E [I-2K]
- Insat 3A [I-2K]
- Insat 3B [I-2K]
- Insat 3C [I-2K]
- Insat 3D [I-2K]
- Insat 3DR, 3DS [I-2K]
- Insat 3E [I-2K]
- Insat 4A, 4B [I-3K]
- Insat 4C, 4CR [I-2K]
- Insat 4D [I-2K]
- Insat 4E [I-2K]
- Insat 4F [I-2K]
- Insat 4G [I-3K]
