INSAT-4A

Also known as Insat 4A

INSAT-4A was the first one in the INSAT-4 Satellites series, providing services in the Ku and C band frequency bands. At the time of launch, it was the heaviest satellite India had produced. The Ku transponders cover the Indian main land and C-Band transponders cover an extended area. It has a dozen Ku transponders and another dozen of C-band transponders. This spacecraft was placed at 83°E along with INSAT-2E and INSAT-3B, by Ariane launch vehicle (ARIANE5-V169).

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Vinony's link graph records 200 inbound references to INSAT-4A, and connects out to apsis, Chandrayaan programme and Indian National Satellite System.

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It is catalogued under topics including 2005 in India, Communications satellites in geostationary orbit and Coordinates not on Wikidata.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: communications satellite
Country: India
Owned by: Indian Space Research Organisation
Operator: Indian Space Research Organisation
Mass: 3081
Image: Render of INSAT-4A spacecraft in deployed configuration.jpg
Significant event: rocket launch

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UTC date of spacecraft launch: 2005-12-21
start point: ELA-3
type of orbit: geostationary orbit
Commons category: INSAT-4A

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Overview
Launch
Payload
End Of Life and Replacement
References

== Overview == INSAT-4A was a communication satellite intended for providing high quality television, telecommunication, broadcasting services and was the first satellite to be launched in the INSAT-4 series.

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