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 toInsat 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 aGSLV Mk.2(1) rocket.
An additional ground spare,INSAT 3DS is also under construction.
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: | 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 | |
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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) |