INSAT-3A Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - INSAT-3A -

Full Name

Indian National Satellite - 3A

Status

Mission complete

Mission Agencies

ISRO

Launch Date

10 Apr 2003

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

08 Nov 2016

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

27714 (TLE)

International Designator

2003-013A

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

N/A

Orbit Inclination

Orbit Altitude

36000 km

Orbit Longitude

-94 deg

Orbit LST

Repeat Cycle

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Atmospheric Winds	VHRR
	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	CCD camera, VHRR
	Liquid water and precipitation rate	VHRR
	Radiation budget	VHRR
Land	Albedo and reflectance	CCD camera
	Surface temperature (land)	VHRR
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	CCD camera
Ocean	Surface temperature (ocean)	VHRR

Mission Instruments

CCD camera - Charged Coupled Device Camera

DRT-S&R - DRT-S&R

VHRR - Very High Resolution Radiometer

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