Indian National Satellite System
The Indian National Satellite System or INSAT, is a series of multipurpose
INSAT satellites provide
INSAT system
The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system was commissioned with the launch of
List of INSAT Satellite
This is a total list of INSAT satellites with their outcome.
Satellite | Longitude | Date of launch | Launch vehicle | Lift-off mass | Status | Notes | ||
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INSAT series | GSAT series | Known as | ||||||
INSAT-1A | - | 74° East | 10 April 1982 | PAM-D
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Decommissioned (6 September 1982) |
First Satellite in INSAT Series and First Satellite of INSAT-1 Series. | ||
INSAT-1B | - |
74° East (1983-92) |
30 August 1983 | PAM-D
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Decommissioned (August 1993) |
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INSAT-1C | - | 93.5° East | 21 July 1988 | Ariane 3 | Decommissioned (2001) |
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INSAT-1D | - | 83° East | 9 July 1992 | Delta 4925
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Decommissioned (14 May 2002) |
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INSAT-2A | - | 74° East | 22 July 1993 | Ariane 44L H10 | Decommissioned (30 May 2002) |
First Satellite in INSAT-2 Series. | ||
INSAT-2B | - | 93.5° East | 12 June 1990 | Ariane 44L H10+ | Decommissioned (1 July 2004) |
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INSAT-2C | - | 93.5° East | 6 December 1995 | Ariane 44L H10-3 | In Service | |||
INSAT-2D | - | 93.5° East | 3 June 1997 | Ariane 44L H10-3 | Decommissioned (4 Oct, 1997) |
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INSAT-2DT
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- | INSAT-2R | 31° East 55° East |
26 February 1992 | Ariane 44L H10 | Decommissioned (October 2004) |
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INSAT-2E | - | 83° East | 2 April 1999 | Ariane 42P H10-3 | In Service | |||
INSAT-3A | - | 93.5° East | 9 April 2003 | Ariane 5G | In Service | First Satellite in INSAT-3 Series. | ||
INSAT-3B | - | 83° East | 21 March 2000 | Ariane 5G | In Service | |||
INSAT-3C | - | 74° East | 23 January 2002 | Ariane 42L H10-3 | In Service | |||
INSAT-3D | - | 82° East | 25 July 2013 | Ariane 5 ECA | In Service | |||
INSAT-3DR | - | 74° East | 8 September 2016 | GSLV Mk II
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In Service | |||
INSAT-3DS | - | 74° East | 17 February 2024 | GSLV Mk II
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In Service | |||
INSAT-3E | - | 55° East (2003-2014) | 21 December 2003 | Ariane 5G | Decommissioned (1 April 2014) |
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INSAT-4A | - | 83° East | 27 September 2005 | Ariane 5GS | Decommissioned (21 October 2019) |
First Satellite in INSAT-4 Series. | ||
INSAT-4B | - | 85.5° East 83° East |
11 March 2007 | Ariane 5 ECA | Decommissioned (24 January 2022) |
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INSAT-4C | - | - | 10 July 2006 | GSLV Mk I
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Failed | |||
INSAT-4CR | - | 48° East 74° East |
2 September 2007 | GSLV Mk I | Decommissioned (24 November 2020) |
Replacement Satellite for INSAT-4C. | ||
INSAT-4D | GSAT-5 | - | - | GSLV Mk I
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Cancelled | |||
INSAT-4E | GSAT-6
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83° East | 27 August 2015 | GSLV Mk II
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In Service | |||
INSAT-4F
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GSAT-7 | 74° East | 29 August 2013 | Ariane 5 ECA | In Service | |||
INSAT-4G | GSAT-8 | 55° East | 20 May 2011 | Ariane 5 ECA | In Service |
Satellites in service
Of the 24 satellites launched in the course of the INSAT program, 11 are still in operation.[1]
INSAT-2E
It is the last of the six five satellites in INSAT-2 series. It carries seventeen
INSAT-3A
The multipurpose satellite, INSAT-3A, was launched by Ariane in April 2003. It is located at 93.5 degree East longitude. The payloads on INSAT-3A are as follows:
- 12 Normal C-band transponders (9 channels provide expanded coverage from Middle East to South East Asia with an EIRP of 38 dBW, 3 channels provide India coverage with an EIRP of 36 dBW and 6 Extended C-band transponders provide India coverage with an EIRP of 36 dBW).
- 6 Ku band transponders provide India coverage with EIRP of 48 dBW.
- Very High Resolution Radiometer(VHRR) with imaging capacity in the visible (0.55–0.75 μm), infrared (10.5–12.5 μm) and water vapour (5.7–7.1 μm) channels, provide 2x2 km, 8x8 km and 8x8 km ground resolutions respectively.
- A CCD camera provides 1x1 km ground resolution, in the visible (0.63–0.69 μm), near infrared (0.77–0.86 μm) and shortwave infrared (1.55–1.70 μm) bands.
- A Data Relay Transponder (DRT) having global receive coverage with a 400 MHz uplink and 4500 MHz downlink for relay of meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic data from unattended land and ocean-based automatic data collection-cum-transmission platforms.
- A Satellite Aided Search and Rescue (SAS&R) Cospas-Sarsat.
INSAT-3C
Launched in January 2002, INSAT-3C is positioned at 74 degree East longitude. INSAT-3C payloads include 24 Normal C-band transponders providing an EIRP of 37 dBW, six Extended C-band transponders with EIRP of 37 dBW, two S-band transponders to provide BSS services with 42 dBW EIRP and an MSS payload similar to that on INSAT-3B. All the transponders provide coverage over India.[4]
INSAT-3D
Launched in July 2013, INSAT-3D is positioned at 82 Degree East longitude. INSAT-3D payloads include Imager, Sounder, Data Relay Transponder and Search & Rescue Transponder. All the transponders provide coverage over large part of the Indian Ocean region covering India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania for rendering distress alert services.[5]
INSAT-3DR
INSAT-3DR is a weather satellite meant to provide meteorological services to India using a 6-channel imager and a 19-channel sounder, it was launched on 9 September 2016 by the GSLV Mk II F05,[6] and is a follow-up to INSAT-3D.
INSAT-3E
Launched in September 2003, INSAT-3E is positioned at 55 degree East longitude and carries 24 Normal C-band transponders provide an edge of coverage EIRP of 37 dBW over India and 12 Extended C-band transponders provide an edge of coverage EIRP of 38 dBW over India.[7] The satellite has been decommissioned and gone out of service from April 2014.[8] GSAT-16 will replace this satellite.
KALPANA-1
INSAT-4 Series
INSAT-4A
Launched in December 2005 by the European
INSAT-4B
It was launched in March 2007 by the European Ariane launch vehicle. Configured with payloads identical to that of INSAT-4A, INSAT-4B carries 12 Ku band and 12 C-band transponders to provide EIRP of 52 dBW and 39 dBW respectively. Two Tx/Rx dual grid offset fed shaped beam reflectors of 2.2 m diameter for Ku band and 2 m diameter for C-band are used. INSAT-4B augments the high power transponder capacity over India in Ku band and over a wider region in C-band. It is co-located with INSAT-3A at 93.5 degree E longitude.[10]
The national space agency
The satellite was decommissioned on 24 January 2022. The satellite was moved to a disposal orbit, 340 km above geostationary orbit.[11]
China-Stuxnet Connection
American cyber warfare expert Jeffrey Carr, who specialises in investigations of cyber attacks against government, mentioned in his interview with The Times of India, that the reason for this power glitch may have been an infection by the sophisticated Stuxnet worm.[12] He attributed the development of Stuxnet worm most likely to Government of China which had the necessary sophistication to develop the bug and would gain the maximum by failure of Indian satellite. He also pointed out that Stuxnet was discovered just a month before the Indian satellite was hit by the power glitch, the reason for which still remains unknown. ISRO uses the same Siemens software that was targeted by Stuxnet.
INSAT-4CR
INSAT-4CR was launched on 2 September 2007 by GSLV-F04.[13] It is a replacement satellite of INSAT-4C which was lost when GSLV-F02 failed and had to be destroyed on its course. It carries 12 Ku band 36 MHz bandwidth transponders employing 140 W TWTAs to provide an Effective Isotropic Radiated Power of 51.5 dBW at Edge of Coverage with footprint covering Indian mainland. It also incorporates a Ku band Beacon as an aid to tracking the satellite.
On 8 September 2007 ISRO reported the satellite had reached a near geosynchronous orbit, and would be stabilized in its intended orbital position of 74 degrees E longitude by 15 September.[14] The satellite is designed for a mission life in of ten years. There were reports that the mission life of the satellite had decreased by five years as the thrusters had to burn this much fuel to restore the satellite to its correct orbit. However, the ISRO later refuted this claim dismissing it as false.[15]
GSAT Series
The GSAT satellites are India's indigenously developed communications satellites, used for digital audio, data and video broadcasting for both military and civilian users. As of November 2018, 19 GSAT satellites of ISRO have been launched out of which 15 satellites are currently in service.
GSAT-2
Launched by the second flight of
GSAT-3
Configured for audio-visual medium employing digital interactive classroom lessons and multimedia content, GSAT-3 (EDUSAT) was launched by a
GSAT-6
GSAT-6 (also called INSAT-4E) is a multimedia communication satellite that offers a Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service across several digital multimedia terminals or consoles which can be used to provide information services to vehicles on the fly and to the mobile phones.
GSAT-7
GSAT-7 (or INSAT-4F) is a multi-band military communications satellite developed by ISRO. The Indian Navy is the user of the multi-band communication spacecraft, which has been operational since September 2013.
GSAT-8
GSAT-8 (INSAT-4G), is a high power communication satellite in the INSAT system. Weighing about 3,100 kg at lift-off, GSAT-8 is configured to carry 24 high power transponders Ku band and a two-channel GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.
GSAT 9
The GSAT-9, also known as the "South Asia Satellite", is a geostationary communications satellite and meteorology satellite operated by the ISRO for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region.[16][17] The satellite was launched on 5 May 2017.
GSAT-10
GSAT-10 was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in 2012. It serves with C and Ku band transponders, and includes a navigation payload to augment GAGAN capacity.
GSAT-12
GSAT-12 configured to carry 12 Extended C-band transponders to meet the country's growing demand for transponders in a short turn-around-time. The 12 Extended C-band transponders of GSAT-12 will augment the capacity in the INSAT system for various communication services like Tele-education, Telemedicine and for Village Resource Centres (VRC). It weighs about 1,410 kg (3,110 lb) at lift-off.
GSAT-14
GSAT-14 was launched in January 2014 to replace the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004.
GSAT-15
GSAT-15 is similar to GSAT-10 and is used to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. It was successfully launched on 10 November 2015 at 21:34:07 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, along with the ArabSat 6B satellite.[18]
GSAT-16
GSAT-16 is the 11th Indian communication satellite meant to increase the number of transponders that in turn enhance the satellite based telecommunication, television, VSAT services in India. GSAT-16 was launched on 7 December 2014 from the Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, by an Ariane 5 rocket.
GSAT-17
it carries 24
GSAT-18
GSAT-18 carries 24
GSAT-19
Launched on 5 June 2017, GSAT-19 is a communication satellite
GSAT-29
The GSAT-29 is a large
Others
Commercial Communications satellite
- ExseedSat-1 is the first Indian commercial satellite built by Satellize (formerly known as Exseed Space). It was a communication satellite launched by SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on 6 December 2018.[27]
- ExseedSat-2 (AISAT) is the second Indian commercial satellite built for Amsat India launched on the fourth stage of the PSLV-C45 mission.[28]
Indian Communication Satellites Launch Log
Serial No. | Satellite | Date of Launch | Launch Vehicle | Status |
1 | INSAT-1A | 10 April 1982 | Delta | Failed in orbit |
2 | INSAT-1B | 30 August 1983 | Shuttle PAM-D | Mission Completed |
3 | INSAT-1C | 22 July 1988 | Ariane-3 | Partial failure in orbit |
4 | INSAT-1D | 12 June 1990 | Delta | Mission Completed |
5 | INSAT-2A | 10 July 1992 | Ariane-4 | Mission Completed |
6 | INSAT-2B | 23 July 1993 | Ariane-4 | Mission Completed |
7 | INSAT-2C | 7 December 1995 | Ariane-4 | Mission Completed |
8 | INSAT-2D | 4 June 1997 | Ariane-4 | Failed in Orbit |
9 | INSAT-2E | 3 April 1999 | Ariane-4 | Mission Completed |
10 | INSAT-3B | 22 March 2020 | Ariane-5 | Mission Completed |
11 | GSAT-1 | 18 April 2001 | GSLV | Mission Completed |
12 | INSAT-3C | 24 January 2002 | Ariane-5 | Mission Completed |
13 | KALPANA-1
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12 September 2002 | PSLV | Mission Completed |
14 | INSAT-3A | 10 April 2003 | Ariane-5 | Mission Completed |
15 | GSAT-2 | 8 May 2003 | GSLV | |
16 | INSAT-3E | 28 September 2003 | Ariane-5 | |
17 | EDUSAT | 20 September 2004 | GSLV | Mission Completed |
18 | HAMSAT | 5 May 2005 | PSLV | |
19 | INSAT-4A | 22 December 2005 | Ariane-5 | |
20 | INSAT-4C | 10 July 2006 | GSLV | Launch unsuccessful |
21 | INSAT-4B | 12 March 2007 | Ariane-5 | Mission Completed |
22 | INSAT-4CR | 2 September 2007 | GSLV
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23 | GSAT-4 | 15 April 2010 | GSLV
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Launch unsuccessful |
24 | GSAT-5P | 25 December 2010 | GSLV-F06 | Launch unsuccessful |
25 | GSAT-8 | 21 May 2011 | Ariane-5 | |
26 | GSAT-12 | 15 July 2011 | PSLV-C17 | |
27 | GSAT-10 | 29 September 2012 | Ariane-5 | |
28 | GSAT-7 | 30 August 2013 | Ariane-5 | |
29 | GSAT-14 | 5 January 2014 | GSLV-D5
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30 | GSAT-16 | 7 December 2014 | Ariane-5 | |
31 | GSAT-6
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27 August 2015 | GSLV-D6 | |
32 | GSAT-15 | 11 November 2015 | Ariane-5 | |
33 | GSAT-18 | 6 October 2016 | Ariane-5 | |
34 | GSAT-9
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5 May 2017 | GSLV-F09 | |
35 | GSAT-19 | 5 June 2017 | GSLV MkIII - D1
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36 | GSAT-17 | 29 June 2017 | Ariane-5 | |
37 | GSAT-6A | 29 March 2018 | GSLV-F08 | Failed in Orbit |
38 | GSAT-29 | 14 November 2018 | GSLV MkIII-D2
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39 | GSAT-11 | 5 December 2018 | Ariane-5 | |
40 | GSAT-7A | 19 December 2018 | GSLV-F11 | |
41 | GSAT-31 | 6 February 2019 | Ariane-5 VA-247 | |
42 | GSAT-30 | 17 January 2020 | Ariane-5 VA-251 | |
43 | GSAT-12R )
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17 December 2020 | PSLV-C50 | |
44 | GSAT-24 )
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23 June 2022 | Ariane-5 VA-257 | |
45 | INSAT-3DS | 17 February 2024 | GSLV Mk II
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46 | GSAT-20 (CMS-03) | Q2 2024 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Planned |
47 | GSAT-22[29] | 2025 | LVM3 | Planned |
48 | GSAT-23[29] | 2025 | LVM3 | Planned |
See also
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