Insat 3C

 2002-002A

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Mass 2750 kg launch, 1050 kg dry. Size 2.8 x 1.7 x 2.0 m with 15.4 m span. This was the last planned Ariane 42L launch, and used a trajectory with a high initial perigee of 570 km. 3C will be placed at 74E.

Insat 3C was colcated with Kalpana 1 at 74E.

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Insat 3C
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Jan 23	2347	Launch by Ariane 42L	CSG ELA2
		T+2:19 PAL sep
		T+3:13 St 1 sep
		T+3:16 St 2 MES
		T+3:39 Fairing sep
		T+5:25 St 2 sep
		T+5:30 St 3 MES
		T+12:15	-2900 x 507
2002 Jan 24	0005	T+18:30 MECO
	0007	T+20:52 Insat 3C sep
		T+22:52 end of V147 mission
2002 Jan 24			638.54 580 x 35790 x 4.0
2002 Jan 25		LAM-1	817.02 9363 x 35780 x 1.7
2002 Jan 27		LAM-2	1015.11 18365 x 35794 x 0.8
2002 Jan 30	?	LAM-3	1428.37 35490 x 35779 x 0.19 GEO 67E+2E/d
2002 Feb 1	Deployment of solar panels
2002 Feb 9		LAM	1435.90 35760 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 74E
2002 Jul 20			1436.11 35767 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 74.0E
2004 Jul 21			1436.10 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 74.0E
2006 Aug 3			1436.09 35765 x 35807 x 0.1 GEO 74.0E
2017 Jan 12			1436.10 35764 x 35808 x 0.3 GEO 74.0E
2017 Jan 13		Move out
2017 Feb 27		Move in	1436.08 35756 x 35815 x 0.4 GEO 93.5E
2017 Jul 16			1436.17 35777 x 35798 x 0.7 GEO 93.3E