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Indian Space Research OrganizationGSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
INSAT-4CR
Launched
September 2, 2007
Summary
INSAT-4CR launched on an Indian Space Research Organization GSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 2, 2007. The mission failed: Error in guidance subsystem caused low apogee and high inclination. Payload reached correct orbit on its own power. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 24th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,856th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th GSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Result
- Error in guidance subsystem caused low apogee and high inclination. Payload reached correct orbit on its own power.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- GSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th GSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 24th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,856th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Insat 4CR · NORAD 32050 · in orbit
GSLV CS-5 · re-entered February 8, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
INSAT-4CR was ISRO's replacement for the lost INSAT-4C, carrying Ku-band transponders for direct-to-home broadcasting. The GSLV placed it in a lower-than-planned orbit and the satellite had to use its own propellant to reach geostationary orbit.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
4th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 24th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INSAT-4CR launch?
INSAT-4CR launched on September 2, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did INSAT-4CR fail?
Error in guidance subsystem caused low apogee and high inclination. Payload reached correct orbit on its own power.
Where can I watch INSAT-4CR?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INSAT-4CR?
GSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. GSLV spec sheet
Where did INSAT-4CR launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit was INSAT-4CR going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INSAT-4CR launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).