Monday, October 12, 2009

Insat 4A

 2005-049A


1385 kg dry 3081 kg launch (Arianespace PK).

1690 kg prop; 536 kg left by Dec 26.

2.0 x 1.7 x 2.8m with 15.4m span. Ku/C-band satellite for 83E.

Built at ISAC/Bangalore; Launch by Ariane 5. Insat 4A was on an 1194H adapter, with an ACY2624-M extension on top of the Sylda 5E. The medium fairing was used.

Insat 4A was colocated at 83E with Insat 2E and 3B.


Insat 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2005 Dec 21 2233:00? Launch by Ariane 5GS  
  T+2:20 EAP sep 
  T+3:22 Fairing sep 
  T+9:41 EPC MECO 
 2242:47 T+9:47 EPC sep  43.5 x 1701.8 x 6.5 
 2242:54 T+9:54 EPS burn 
 2259:48 T+26:48 EPS MECO 
 2302:05 T+29:05 Insat 4A sep 
 2305:09 T+32:09 Sylda 5 sep 
 2309:32 T+36:32 MSG-2 sep 
2005 Dec 21    639.38 603 x 35809 x 3.7 
2005 Dec 22  0015? EPC reentry 
2005 Dec 22    640.57 620 x 35853 x 3.9  
2005 Dec 23  0054  LAM-1 1:25:00  916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9  
2005 Dec 23    916.43 13754 x 35995 x 0.9 
2005 Dec 24  0754  LAM-2 42:00  1333.00 31479 x 36008 x 0.2 
2005 Dec 26  0430  LAM-3 5:45 to 1434 min 
  Solar arrays deployed 
2005 Dec 31    1436.00 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 81.5E 
2006 Feb 16    1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 82.9E 

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