Weather
INSAT-4A
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 21, 2005 at 10:33 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 GS →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,110 km
- Periapsis
- 36,072 km
- Inclination
- 6.43°
- Orbital period
- 1451.67 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2005-049A
- NORAD catalog №
- 28911
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 12.5892 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational