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Mission type | Communications, Cloud Observation |
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Operator | INSAT |
COSPAR ID | 1990-051A |
SATCAT no. | 20643 |
Mission duration | 7 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | INSAT-1 |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb) (Lift - off Mass)[1] |
Dry mass | 550 kilograms (1,210 lb)[1] |
Power | 1000 W (Solar array);[1] Nominal Power: 1200.0 W [2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 12, 1990, 05:52:00 UTC [3][4] |
Rocket | Delta 4925[5] |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
Contractor | NASA |
Deployment date | UTC |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned (mission life over)[1] |
Deactivated | 14 May 2002 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 83° east [1] |
Semi-major axis | 42,164.88 kilometres (26,200.04 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.0012393 |
Perigee altitude | 35,741 kilometres (22,208 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,846 kilometres (22,274 mi) |
Inclination | 14.30 degrees[6] |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 14 November 2013, 15:52:38 UTC[6] |
INSAT-1D was 4th and the concluding multipurpose geostationary satellite of the INSAT-1 (first-generation seven-year responsibility for the operation of the INSAT space segment.[7]
But the success of this launch meant a lot to India - a country that was setting up its national computer networks. Relying on a lot of communication circuits, microwave, coaxial, and fibre-optic telecommunication links throughout the country causes a huge problem; and thus the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) planned at the start of the INSAT-1 series to always have at least two satellites in space to meet the increasing demand of telecommunication links for India's civilian community. INSAT-1A and INSAT-1C had already faced immature death and their plans had suffered a serious setback. Another satellite INSAT-1B, launched in 1983, exceeded its planned seven-year working life.[8]
Launch
INSAT 1D was built by Ford Aerospace (now Loral Inc) for the Indian National Satellite System.[9] Initially, the launch was scheduled for 29 June 1989. Unfortunately, 10 days before that, during launch preparation, a launchpad hoist cable broke and a crane hook fell on it damaging its C-band reflector. The fully insured satellite was repaired by Ford Aerospace at a reported cost of $10 million. But that mishap was followed by solar panel damage of cost $150,000 suffered during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. The satellite was finally launched from Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, United States with the Delta 2 rocket. It had a 7-year life expectancy.[2]
Structure
The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 2.18 × 1.55 × 1.42 metres (7.2 × 5.1 × 4.7 ft).[2][1] A solar sail and 11.5-square-metre (124 sq ft) solar panel extended overall length to 19.4 m (64 ft) when deployed. It was housed 12 C-band transponders for telephone and data communications and two S-band transponders for direct broadcast service. A very high-resolution radiometer (VHRR) was installed for meteorological imagery for long-term weather forecasting, storm warning and resource management.[1]
INSAT-1D played a vital role in replacing INSAT-1B. Moreover, at that moment India already had hired Arabsat's 12 transponders at high cost (the rate of $800,000 per transponder per year). Failure of the 1D mission would compel the government to hire more transponders.[8]
See also
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- INSAT-1A
- INSAT-1B
- INSAT-1C
- 1990 in spaceflight
- List of Indian satellites
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru - SALIENT FEATURES OF INSAT-1D".
- ^ a b c "NASA-INSAT 1D (NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1990-051A)". NASA.
- ^ "Archived ISRO Website". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Department of Space Indian Space Research Organization - INSAT-1D". dos.gov.in. 12 June 1990. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b "INSAT 1B Satellite details 1983-089B NORAD 14318". N2YO. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "INSAT-2". eoPortal.
- ^ a b "Filling a crucial gap; The satellite will improve vital communication links". Amarnath K. Mknon, India Today. July 15, 1990.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Insat 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 March 2018.