INSAT-3DR is an Indian weather satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by the Indian National Satellite System, also known as INSAT It provides meteorological services to India using a 6-channel imager and a 19-channel sounder, as well as search and rescue information and message relay for terrestrial data collection platforms. The satellite was launched on 8 September 2016, and is a follow-up to INSAT-3D.
Satellite payload Payload Usage DCS Data Collection Service SAS&R Advanced Aided Search & Rescue IMAGER INSAT imager SOUNDER INSAT sounder
Launch
INSAT-3DR was successfully launched on 8 September 2016 at 11:20 UTC aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, which was delayed from 28 August. The rocket placed it into a geostationary transfer orbit for eventual stationing in geosynchronous orbit at 74° E.
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INSAT-3DR by the Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre INSAT-3DR by the Indian Space Research Organisation INSAT-3DR by the National Satellite Meteorological Centre