Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1
Launch information
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INSAT-3A is a multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological and search & rescue services. INSAT-3A payloads include Normal C-band transponders with expanded coverage from Middle East to South East Asia, Extended C-band transponders providing India coverage and Ku-band transponders providing India coverage. The satellite also carries one Data Relay Transponder (DRT) and one Satellite Aided Search and Rescue (SAS&R) payload. SAS&R payload has a global receive coverage with 406 MHz uplink and C-band downlink with India coverage for the relay of signals from distress beacons in sea, air or land.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Sept. 27, 2003, 11:14 p.m.
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
INSAT-3A (GTO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Arianespace |
Rocket |
Ariane 5 G |
Location |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Pad |
Ariane Launch Area 3 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4620
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Location Launch
#170
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Pad Launch
#17
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Agency Launch
#156
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Orbital Launch
#44
Year 2003
Location Launch
#4
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#4
Year 2003
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