INSAT-1A
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Launch date | April 10, 1982, 9:47 AM GMT+3 |
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Orbit height | 35,786 km |
Inclination | 14. 59° |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 |
Manufacturers | Ford Aerospace |
Perigee altitude | 35,734 kilometres (22,204 mi) |
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ID | 2097272 |
About INSAT-1A
INSAT-1A was an Indian communications satellite which formed part of the Indian National Satellite System. Launched in 1982, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 74° east. Following a series of failures, the satellite was abandoned in September 1983, less than 18 months into a seven-year mission.