India launched the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on a GSLV in February 2024.
INSAT-3DS was launched in February 2024.
Indian Space Research Organisation launched the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission on 2024-02-17 at 17:30 Hrs IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota.
GSLV-F14 aimed to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
INSAT-3DS will be positioned into a Geostationary Orbit through subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers.
INSAT-3DS power architecture uses a 42 V sunlit regulated single bus and generates 1505 W at equinox.
INSAT-3DS is a follow-on Third Generation meteorological satellite intended to operate from Geostationary Orbit.
The three payloads on INSAT-3DS include an Imager Payload, a Sounder Payload, and a Data Relay Transponder.
INSAT-3DS includes a Data Relay Transponder (DRT) for receiving and relaying global meteorological data.
The GSLV-F14 mission successfully placed India’s INSAT-3DS satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The satellite-aided search-and-rescue transponder on INSAT-3DS relays distress signals for search-and-rescue purposes.
The Sounder Payload on INSAT-3DS has one visible channel and 18 narrow spectral channels to provide atmospheric profiles.
The recent launch of INSAT-3DS responded to requirements projected to ISRO by the Department of Earth Sciences, including the IMD.
INSAT-3DS is a 2274-kilogram satellite launched for meteorological purposes.
The Imager Payload on INSAT-3DS generates images of the Earth in six wavelength bands.
India launched the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on 2024-02-17 UTC.
Planned orbit-raising maneuvers will place INSAT-3DS at 74 degrees East in the geostationary belt at 35,786 km above the equator.
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that launched INSAT-3DS is 51.7 m long and has three stages.
The manifest includes the upcoming INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite mission scheduled to launch on GSLV-F14 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern on 2024-02-17.