INSAT-1B

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INSAT-1B
INSAT
COSPAR ID1983-089B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.14318
Mission duration7 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
INSAT-1
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass1,152 kilograms (2,540 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date30 August 1983, 06:32:00 UTC[1]
RocketSpace Shuttle Challenger
STS-8 / PAM-D
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
ContractorNASA
Deployment date31 August 1983, 07:48 (1983-08-31UTC07:48Z) UTC
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
DeactivatedAugust 1993 (1993-09)
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Semi-major axis
42,164.88 kilometres (26,200.04 mi)
Eccentricity0.0012393
Perigee altitude35,741 kilometres (22,208 mi)
Apogee altitude35,846 kilometres (22,274 mi)
Inclination14.69 degrees
Period23.93 hours
Epoch14 November 2013, 15:52:38 UTC[2]
 

INSAT-1B was an Indian

INSAT-1D, dropping to backup status. In 1992, it was relocated to 93° east, before being decommissioned in August 1993.[3]

Built by

apogee motor
.

INSAT-1B was deployed by

geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft used its own propulsion system to raise itself into geostationary orbit. It received the International Designator 1983-089B and Satellite Catalog Number 14318.[5]

INSAT-1B satellite being deployed from the Space shuttle.
Satellite being deployed from the payload bay of Space Shuttle Challenger.

After some initial problems deploying its solar array,[6] INSAT-1B became operational in October 1983. It was located at 74° east for most of its operational life, before being moved to 93° east in 1992. In August 1993 it was decommissioned and raised to a graveyard orbit slightly above geosynchronous altitude.[3] As of 14 November 2013, it is in an orbit with a perigee of 35,741 kilometres (22,208 mi), an apogee of 35,846 kilometres (22,274 mi), inclination of 14.69 degrees and an orbital period of 23.93 hours.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "INSAT 1B Satellite details 1983-089B NORAD 14318". N2YO. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Krebs, Gunter. "Insat 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ISBN 0-387-21519-0
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  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. ISBN 0-387-21519-0
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