INSAT-1B

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INSAT-1B was an early Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services as part of the INSAT program.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
INSAT-1B canonical 4
INSAT-1B satellite 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian satellite
artificial satellite
broadcasting satellite
communications satellite
geostationary satellite
meteorological satellite
applications cyclone warning
data relay
educational TV
telephone services
television broadcasting
weather monitoring
bus HS-333
countryOfOperator India
coverageArea Indian subcontinent
deactivated early 1990s
dryMass about 550 kg
followedBy INSAT-1C
launchContractor NASA
launchDate 1983-08-30
launchMass about 1150 kg
launchSite KSC LC-39A
Kennedy Space Center
launchVehicle STS-8
Space Shuttle Challenger
manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Hughes
meteorologicalPayload VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer
missionType broadcasting
meteorology
search and rescue
telecommunications
notableFor first fully operational multipurpose INSAT satellite
numberOfTransponders 12 C-band transponders
2 S-band transponders
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitRegime geosynchronous
orbitType geostationary orbit
partOf INSAT series
surface form: INSAT programme
power about 1000 W
precededBy INSAT-1A
program INSAT series
surface form: INSAT-1 series
serviceEntry 1983
spaceAgency Indian Space Research Organisation
transponderBand C-band
S-band

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

INSAT series hasMember INSAT-1B
INSAT-1A replacedBy INSAT-1B
INSAT-1C precededBy INSAT-1B
STS-8 primaryPayload INSAT-1B
STS-8 missionPatchFeature INSAT-1B
this entity surface form: INSAT-1B satellite