Key statistics
Satellite INSAT 1D at a glance.
Uptime
12757
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for INSAT 1D.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: INSAT 1D
International designator: 1990-051A
Object number (NORAD): 20643
Object ID (CCSDS): 20643
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.079 minutes
Inclination: 14.6558 deg
SMA: 42164.378 km
Apoapsis: 35857.463 km
Periapsis: 35715.024 km
RAAN: 356.9991 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016891
Argument of periapsis: 177.7632 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.8461 deg
Mean motion: 1.00273046 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000043 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 6:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INSAT 1D
TLE line 1: 1 20643U 90051A 25135.78124837 -.00000043 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20643 14.6558 356.9991 0016891 177.7632 48.8461 1.00273046114758
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite INSAT 1D.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite
INSAT 1D was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 4925-8 | Insat 1D’, on board a Delta 4925-8 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 12, 1990, 5:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 4925-8 | Insat 1D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 12, 1990, 5:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 4925-8
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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