INSAT-3DR
INSAT-3DR with solar panel deployed | |||||||||||
| Names | Indian National Satellite 3D Repeat | ||||||||||
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| Mission type | Weather satellite | ||||||||||
| Operator | INSAT | ||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2016-054A | ||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 41752 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://mosdac.gov.in/content/insat-3dr | ||||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned: 10 years Elapsed: 9 years, 6 months, 5 days | ||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||
| Bus | I-2K | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre | ||||||||||
| Launch mass | 2,211 kg (4,874 lb) | ||||||||||
| Dry mass | 956 kg (2,108 lb) | ||||||||||
| Power | 1,700 W | ||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||
| Launch date | 8 September 2016, 11:20 UTC | ||||||||||
| Rocket | GSLV Mk II F05 | ||||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP | ||||||||||
| Contractor | ISRO | ||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||||||
| Regime | Geostationary | ||||||||||
| Longitude | 74° E | ||||||||||
| Epoch | Planned | ||||||||||
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INSAT-3DR is an Indian weather satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by the Indian National Satellite System, also known as INSAT It provides meteorological services to India using a 6-channel imager and a 19-channel sounder, as well as search and rescue information and message relay for terrestrial data collection platforms. The satellite was launched on 8 September 2016, and is a follow-up to INSAT-3D.