Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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INSAT-3A
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.
Ariane 5 G
Height 57.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 6900 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 12200 kg
Liftoff Mass 737 Tonnes
Launch Success 13
Consecutive Success 6
Maiden Flight 1996-06-04
Launch Failures 3
