INSAT-4B
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INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System. Launched in 2007, it was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 93.48° East.
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- Instance of
- artificial satellite
- Country
- India
- Mass
- 3025
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2007-03-11
- start point
- ELA-3
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- Partial power failure
- Relocation
- Decommissioning
- References
INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System. Launched in 2007, it was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 93.48° East.
Built by the Indian Space Research Organisation, INSAT-4B is based upon the I-3K satellite bus. It had a mass at launch of , with a dry mass of and was expected to operate for twelve years. Two solar arrays power the satellite, while its communications payload consists of twelve C and twelve transponders.
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