Mission type Communication COSPAR ID 2000-016B Manufacturer ISRO Inclination 7° Launch mass 2,070 kg Launch date 21 March 2000 | Operator ISRO Mission duration 12 years Power 1,712 watts Inclination 7° Rocket Ariane 5 Bus I-2K | |
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Similar INSAT‑2E, INSAT‑3E, INSAT‑3C, INSAT‑3A, INSAT‑2DT | ||
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite which was built and is operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Overview
INSAT–3B is the first satellite built under INSAT–3 series of satellites to join INSAT system. It is based on the I-2000 satellite bus. This satellite primarily serves to business communication, mobile communication and developmental communication.it provides the first set to transponders for Swaran Jayanti Vidya Vikas Antariksh Upagraha Yojana (Vidya Vahini) for interactive training and developmental communication giving fillip to the training and developmental Communication channel of INSAT. It is 3 – axis body stabilized in orbit using momentum and reaction wheels, solar flaps, magnetic torquers and eight 10 N and eight 22 N reaction control thrusters.
Its propulsion system consists of 440 N Liquid Apogee Motor MON-3 (Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen) and MMH (MonoMethylHydrazine) for orbit raising.
Launch
Insat-3B was launched on the 128th flight of European launch vehicle, Ariane of Arianespace, on 21 March 2000, at 23:28 UTC from ELA-3 at Kourou in French Guyana along with its co-passenger, a broadcast satellite, AsiaStar, belonging to a US company, WorldSpace.