Weather
INSAT-4B
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 11, 2007 at 10:03 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 ECA →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,188 km
- Periapsis
- 36,062 km
- Inclination
- 6.08°
- Orbital period
- 1453.42 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2007-007A
- NORAD catalog №
- 30793
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 22.5893 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational
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