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Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1
Arianespace · Ariane 5 G · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 156th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 4,620th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 27, 23:14 – Sep 27, 23:14 UTC
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INSAT-3A
INSAT-3A is a multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological and search & rescue services. INSAT-3A payloads include Normal C-band transponders with expanded coverage from Middle East to South East Asia, Extended C-band transponders providing India coverage and Ku-band transponders providing India coverage. The satellite also carries one Data Relay Transponder (DRT) and one Satellite Aided Search and Rescue (SAS&R) payload. SAS&R payload has a global receive coverage with 406 MHz uplink and C-band downlink with India coverage for the relay of signals from distress beacons in sea, air or land.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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Pad — Ariane Launch Area 3
Local pad time: Sep 27, 8:14 PM GMT-3
118 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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