April 1, 2003
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INSAT-3A Launch on April 9, 2003 | |
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ISRO's multipurpose satellite, INSAT-3A, is scheduled for launch by Ariane-5 launch vehicle of Arianespace in the early hours of April 9, 2003 (as per IST), from Kourou in French Guyana. The 2958 kg INSAT-3A is a multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunication, television broadcasting, meteorology and satellite aided search and rescue services. It carries 12 C-band, 6 upper extended C-band, 6 Ku-band and one search and rescue transponders. The meteorological instruments consist of a Very High Resolution Radiometer, a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera and a data relay transponder. |