CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - INSAT-3DS -
Full Name Indian National Satellite - 3DS (Spare) Status Approved
Mission Agencies ISRO Launch Date Oct 2023
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Dec 2030
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Geostationary Orbit Period
Orbit Sense N/A Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 36000 km Orbit Longitude -93.5 deg
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields Sounder (INSAT)
Atmospheric Winds Imager (INSAT 3D)
Radiation budget Imager (INSAT 3D)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields Sounder (INSAT)
LandSurface temperature (land) Imager (INSAT 3D)
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) Sounder (INSAT)
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth Imager (INSAT 3D)
Mission Instruments
Imager (INSAT 3D) - Very High Resolution Radiometer
Sounder (INSAT) - IR Sounder
OpenSearch Datasets No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.

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