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Insat 4B



General


Designation 30793 / 07007A
Launch date 11 Mar 2007
Country of origin India
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit 93.5°E
Launch vehicle Ariane V175

Tested at 80.5°E, went operational in Apr 2007. On 7 Jul 2010, one of the two solar panel stopped operating normally. Went inclined in April 2016.


Location


Begin End Position
L: 11 Mar 2007 testing period 80.5°E
Apr 2007 Oct 2017 93.5°E
Dec 2017 Aug 2019 111.2°E
Oct 2019 Feb 2020 83°E
Feb 2020 Jan 2022 85.6°E inclined


End of life


Out of service Jan 2022
Cause Sent to junk orbit


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Technical data


Lyngsat transponder loading


Specifications


EIRP coverage (dBW)


C-band
Ku-band

C-band


Main transponders 12
Backup transponders  
Power  
Bandwidth  
Coverage India, Middle East to South East Asia
EIRP max 43 dBW
G/T max  
Polarization linear H


Ku-band


Main transponders 12
Backup transponders  
Power  
Bandwidth  
Coverage India
EIRP max 54 dBW
G/T max  
Polarization linear V


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