INSAT-3D Mission

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Indian National Satellite - 3D
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
26 Jul 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-93.5 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Imager (INSAT 3D) - Very High Resolution Radiometer
Sounder (INSAT) - IR Sounder

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)